Posted by
John - History Buff and Philosophy Buff on Friday, October 17, 2008 9:07:24 AM
“When we spread the wealth around, it is good for everybody.” The most glaring statement made to date by Obama which proves that he is a socialist. In a Court of law, we call this a statement against interest. Also, any statement made by a party may be brought up to test the credibility of that party. It is the best type of evidence in a case. Proof with the party’s own words is a very powerful piece of evidence. It is the best type of evidence if it can be obtained.
We have all heard by now about Obama’s statement to Joe the Plumber. The proof is in the pudding. Joe basically asked Obama that if he purchased a company that makes more than $250,000, under his plan Joe’s taxes would increase. Obama indicated that his taxes would increase. This is because of the following reasons:
1) Joe is now considered rich; (under Obama’s plan) (Congratulations Joe!)
2) The rich can afford to pay more taxes; (Obama’s statement)
3) Paying more taxes, if you are in the rich category, is patriotic; (Biden’s statement)
4) Because Obama and Biden want to TAKE from those that have and give it to those don’t have as much; (Biden’s statement) and
5) Because spreading the wealth around is good for everyone. (Obama’s statement)
I have been arguing that Obama is a socialist/fascist and many feel that this is a mischaracterization. However, how much more evidence do we need that Obama is a socialist. The “spreading the wealth around” comment is a socialist comment. One cannot dispute this fact. However, there are so many people in this country that want more without working for it and believe it is their right to have more.
In the U.S., 40% of the people do not pay taxes; that is a huge number. Obama is going to also give a refundable tax credit to these people. It is important that people understand what this means. This means that if you have income, or no income, but your deductions leave you with a refund or no tax liability, then you get this tax credit which will increase you refund; or if you have no tax liability, then you would get as a refund the amount of the tax credit.
Is this fair under a capitalist system? If I have to answer that one, I have a piece of the moon I would like to sell you. This is another way of providing welfare to the people. People that do not pay taxes will now get a refund without paying anything into the system. It is just a net loss or outflow of money without any matching net income or cash flow into the treasury. Does this make sense to anyone who believes that Obama will not raise taxes with the money he wants to spend and spread around? Again, if you believe that Obama will not raise taxes, I now have a piece of Mars to sell you. This does not even take into account the social security benefits paid out to people, citizens and illegal immigrants alike that do not pay into the social security system. This is the reason that the social security system is in such a precarious position.
It does not seem equitable to allow those that pay little or no taxes to get more of the money from those that do pay taxes. This is a very clever way of “spreading the wealth around.” It is astounding to me that in the face of such statements that Obama is not behind in the polls. I believe that this is not the case because people want, and believe they are entitled, to something for free. This is the foundation of liberalism and socialism. This type of system just encourages laziness and dependence on the government. If the government is going to give to me, why should I work hard; especially in light of Obama’s plan where the government will now TELL me when I have started making too much money. This drives down innovation, advancement in technology and research and development. This also will cause more corporations to pay more in taxes. If one does not know it already, when corporations have to pay more in taxes, they tend not to absorb that cost but will most assuredly pass it on to the consumer by raising the prices for the good or services provided. I think even a third grader can get the concept of higher prices with higher costs.
If you ask a liberal if the government has the right to tell its citizens when they have made too much money, then most of them will answer “yes” because they don’t make all that much or who have been told their taxes will not increase. However, Mr. Combs, of Hannity and Combs, makes a very good sum of money. Last night on his show, Gov. Huckabee asked him if he thought that the government has the right to tell him when he was making too much money and that it would take more from him to give to those that have not. Mr. Combs did not answer the question because, frankly, it is not answerable because we all want more money and those that make more money want to keep more.
If McCain wins the election he should give a party at the White House for Joe the Plumber for Joe would have won the election for him. Obama’s words to Joe are scary when he said that he did not want to punish Joe for his success but wanted to make sure that others had the means to be successful. This means that Joe will have to pay more taxes so he can fund others so they can be more successful. However, the others will not have gotten to be successful based upon their own labor and determination but because of Joe’s hard work and success. Joe now does not only have to make sure he is successful but now has the “patriotic responsibility” of paying more taxes so that others can be successful without working as hard as Joe. I am sure that Joe sleeps well at night knowing this.
Take a look at the clip between Joe and Obama. Listen carefully to what Obama is saying for the proof of his being a socialist is there in his own words. Remember, the proof is in the pudding and the pudding came straight from the horse’s mouth. What more evidence do we need........