Can't stop common sense. If you have any idea about how business works this will make perfect sense. Obama of course believes "you didn't build that".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF6hNZUQRvY&feature=player_embedded
Obama's statement that included "you didn't build that" is in fact true. Listen to the entire statement in context.
His point is we all rely on infrastructure and government services and regulations that enable the generation of wealth through private enterprise.
But its also just factually untrue that government doesn't create jobs. Whether its funding research or building projects that are beyond the scope or interest of private enterprise, government plays a large role in the creation of jobs.
Look at Boeing. Why is it the most successful airplane company in the world ?
1. Grand Coulee dam, built by the government.
2. government purchase of planes when private demand hadn't really started.
3. government funded air traffic control system that enables the airline industry.
4. government funded airports that also enable the airline industry.
Look at banking. It relies on FDIC to establish trust in banking. While FDIC is funded by banks, what backs it up is the government.
Look at TVA and rural electrification. Without government backing the economic development of the new south could never have happened.
Look at California. There would be no silicon valley or much of anything in CA without water, supplied by large government works.
Just a few examples of why Obama was right, and its Republicans like Romney who are running on a pack of lies, relying on a mythical American tall tale that private industry is wholly responsible for everything that is good about America.
That's complete nonsense.