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Originally Posted by attaboy "we need to spread the wealth around."
....... it makes a person wonder what we are in for. | It is as clear as the nose on my face what America is in for. British style socialism. As a Brit here it is:
A) Free healthcare = those who work pay extra tax so that people who don't pay tax can get free healthcare. It isn't free for those who are working. The "free" healthcare gets so clogged up with people with time on their hands that those who are paying need private healthcare in order to get treatment. B) People with good jobs are "lucky" and should help those who are "unlucky". Heck, why should people who are lucky have better houses and cars than those who are unlucky? Better tax them some more and spread the wealth around so that the unlucky ones don't feel left out.
What bugs me most, however, is that one of the major criticisms of G W Bush is that he has little understanding of the world outside America... and America now looks set to elect a President who has even less.
There's a reason why Obama fans don't want to emphasise middle names. Joe the Plumber may be a tad trite, but Hussein the President isn't likely to have much appeal either. |
"We want to take money and put it back in the pocket of middle-class people," Biden said in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America."
Noting that wealthier Americans would indeed pay more, Biden said: "It's time to be patriotic ... time to jump in, time to be part of the deal, time to help get America out of the rut."