Letter: We all had help

Harold Wohl, Bonita Springs

We all had help

Many writers have questioned President Barack Obama's speech that said "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."

Unfortunately, all those people got it wrong and misinterpreted that speech.

I, too, was in business for over 50 years as a business person (owner of several CPA firms), and I acknowledge all the people who helped me in my career; namely my family, friends, my mentors (including all my teachers), my co-owners, clients, etc.

My own hard work also was responsible, with many long days and many long hours, not to mention continuing education. And, with it all, there must have been some luck as well.

All of that allowed me to retire, but it is disingenuous to say "I did it all myself."

And to say "why isn't everyone rich?" understates the problem of the middle- and lower-classes today, all as a way of saying that what the president said befits the definition of "communism."

Maybe the critics should ask why so many companies, large and small, are not hiring people but sitting on their cash hordes and not providing the urgently needed jobs for growth or for that matter paying out dividends to their shareholders.

Could they all be Republicans?