From the May 24 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:
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BILL O'REILLY (HOST): Nobody gave me anything, nor did I seek it. The harder I worked, the more money I made, and I saved a lot of that money, so I could invest and build wealth. Are you hearing that Bernie Sanders? Are you hearing that?
So capitalism certainly worked for me, and I don't want Sanders or anybody else taking more than half of my earnings to use for dubious social experiments, and handouts to those who are not in need, who are layabouts. Right now, about half of my income is paid in taxes, okay, no beef. This country has been good to me. But no more than 50 percent, that's it. And I don't want to live in a socialist nation.
Summing up, Hillary Clinton had a huge opportunity to reinforce that capitalism has made America the most prosperous nation on Earth, giving opportunity to billions of people over the years who are willing to work hard. But the Secretary is soft on capitalism, even though she has taken huge advantage of it herself.
As for regular folks, we all should wise up and practice financial responsibility. We don't need half the stuff we buy, so save, then invest conservatively and build some protection for yourself. The cold truth is that American politicians promise stuff they can never deliver. But we, the people can control our financial well-being to some extent. We just have to be smart about it. And that's the Memo.
