Who-Built-It Debate Pits the U.S. Against Europe
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Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- “We Built It.” That was theRepublicans’ rebuke last week to President Barack Obama’s line,“You didn’t build that.” The Democrats will respond this week attheir convention.
These phrases don’t imply anything about concrete policy,yet the debate reflects a deep ideological divide that goes back150 years. And the battle over the relative roles of socialcollaboration and individual initiative is not limited to theU.S. -- it has played out in Europe, as well.