Barack Hussein Obama: My Plan Will 'Spread the Wealth Around'

[Dan]

Barack Hussein Obama tells a plumber in Ohio he wants to "spread the wealth around," eliciting criticism that his economic recovery plan is socialist in nature. 
Obama told a tax-burdened plumber over the weekend that his economic philosophy is to "spread the wealth around" -- a comment that may only draw fire from riled-up John McCain supporters who have taken to calling Obama a "socialist" at the Republican's rallies.

Obama made the remark, caught on camera, after fielding some tough questions from the plumber Sunday in Ohio, where the Democratic candidate canvassed neighborhoods and encouraged residents to vote early.

"Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?" the plumber asked, complaining that he was being taxed "more and more for fulfilling the American dream."

"It's not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance for success too," Obama responded. "My attitude is that if the economy's good for folks from the bottom up, it's gonna be good for everybody ... I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."

Obama's remarks drew fresh criticism on the blogosphere that the Illinois senator favors a breed of wealth redistribution -- as well as a rebuke from the McCain campaign.

"If Barack Obama's goal as President is to 'spread the wealth around,' perhaps his unconditional meetings with Hugo Chavez, Raul Castro, and Kim Jong-Il aren't so crazy -- if nothing else they can advise an Obama administration on economic policy," McCain spokesman Michael Goldfarb said in a written statement to FOXNews.com. "In contrast, John McCain's goal as president will be to let the American people prosper unburdened by government and ever higher taxes."

Obama frequently rails against what he calls a Republican concept that tax breaks for the wealthy will somehow "trickle down" to middle-class Americans.

Obama says he will not raise taxes on anyone making less than $250,000 a year. Yeah Right!

However, McCain's aides and supporters argue that Obama wrongly wants to raise taxes on businesses in a time of economic distress.

Both candidates spent Monday discussing how they would resurrect the ailing economy. McCain again pointed to his plan to buy up cumbersome mortgages from homeowners and renegotiate them. Obama unveiled what he called an economic rescue plan for the middle class, which included a 90-day moratorium on foreclosures.

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/13/obama-plumber-plan-spread-wealth/comments/

[Roadwarrior]

Mccain used that "Spread the wealth around" expression in a speech today
in Pa (I think it was Pa)

[momofsixbabes]

I can only imagine that Obama's response to the Plumber's question is a disguise for a much bigger plan for socialism and governmental controls in all areas. That gives me the shivers!

[Ulli]

Obama says he will not raise taxes on anyone making less than $250,000 a year. Yeah Right!

Obama is a    liar.

As the Socialists took over in Germany in 1998 they said exactly the same thing.

But the truth is that the normal people with small to average income have to pay more. Plus their income went down.

The welfare receivers and the super-rich people could increase their income in relation to inflation rate. But the income of the average people went down because of ancillary labor costs, no wage increase in combination with inflation and higher taxes (most of them hidden taxes on energy, fuel etc.).