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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 1039522" data-attributes="member: 38206">Hungarian-born billionaire makes anti-socialism case in TV adIt&#039;s one of the more personal ads of the 2012 campaign. But no presidential campaign or super PAC is behind it. Rather, a new TV ad and Web video that warns of the ills of socialism while urging America to vote Republican next month is financed by&nbsp;Hungarian-born billionaire Thomas Peterffy. Peterffy recalls his childhood under socialism in Hungary, and says, &quot;The nation became poorer and&nbsp;poorer. And that&#039;s what I see happening here.&quot; He warns that the United States, his adopted&nbsp;country, is embarking on a &quot;slippery slope.&quot; He continues: &quot;America&#039;s wealth comes from the efforts of people striving for success. Take away&nbsp;their incentive&nbsp; with badmouthing success and you take away the wealth that helps us take care&nbsp;of the needy.&nbsp;Yes, in socialism the rich will be poorer -- but the poor will also be poorer. People will lose interest&nbsp;in really&nbsp; working hard and creating jobs.&quot; The ad does not mention President Obama or Mitt Romney once.Read more: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/12/hungarian-born-billionaire-makes-anti-socialism-case-in-tv-ad/?test=latestnews#ixzz29DIy6D9t" target="_blank">Hungarian-born billionaire makes anti-socialism case in TV ad | Fox News</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="texan, post: 1039522, member: 38206"] [SIZE=3][B]Hungarian-born billionaire makes anti-socialism case in TV ad [/B][/SIZE][B]It's one of the more personal ads of the 2012 campaign. [/B] [B]But no presidential campaign or super PAC is behind it. Rather, a new TV ad and Web video that warns of the ills of socialism while urging America to vote Republican next month is financed by Hungarian-born billionaire Thomas Peterffy. Peterffy recalls his childhood under socialism in Hungary, and says, "The nation became poorer and poorer. And that's what I see happening here." He warns that the United States, his adopted country, is embarking on a "slippery slope." [/B] [B]He continues: "America's wealth comes from the efforts of people striving for success. Take away their incentive with [U]badmouthing success a[/U]nd you take away the wealth that helps us take care of the needy. Yes, in socialism the rich will be poorer -- but the poor will also be poorer. People will lose interest in really working hard and creating jobs." [/B] [COLOR=#800000][FONT=arial black][B]The ad does not mention President Obama or Mitt Romney once. [/B][/FONT][/COLOR] Read more: [URL="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/12/hungarian-born-billionaire-makes-anti-socialism-case-in-tv-ad/?test=latestnews#ixzz29DIy6D9t"]Hungarian-born billionaire makes anti-socialism case in TV ad | Fox News[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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