"Obama won overwhelming backing from the most productive and innovative sector of American capitalism. Romney won the backing of finance and casinos, whose contributions to American productivity and well-being are more difficult to discern, and which are industries based on reshuffling resources in games the house almost always wins. Obama, if you will, won the makers; Romney, the takers."We all know which is the "smart" money.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Makers and Takers
Harold Meyerson notes that, when it came to campaign contributions, President Obama "won" the high-tech sector, while Willard "I Thought I Had It In The Bag" Romney "won" the banksters and casino moguls: