Businesses existed and thrived before the government built roads and bridges, and even in areas where government protection was limited. Edison did not need government to invent the light bulb, or a thousand other items. The transistor was invented by Bell Labs while looking for a fix for problems on transcontinental telephone cables.
There is little doubt that modern roads and bridges are valuable to most Americans, and that is why we pay the government to build and maintain them. The same applies to schools and most of our other public infrastructure. However, the notion that we used government to build our infrastructure, is no more responsible for our success than the contractor who built our house, or the electric company that we pay to light that house.
In addition, many people are smart, and even more work hard. That is not enough for success. One must work both hard and smart to get ahead.
There is little doubt that modern roads and bridges are valuable to most Americans, and that is why we pay the government to build and maintain them. The same applies to schools and most of our other public infrastructure. However, the notion that we used government to build our infrastructure, is no more responsible for our success than the contractor who built our house, or the electric company that we pay to light that house.
In addition, many people are smart, and even more work hard. That is not enough for success. One must work both hard and smart to get ahead.