“Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn’t it?” the plumber asked…
October 13, 2008 by Editor
[Watch the Video] Barack 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.”
It is amazing how life mimics reality. We posted a piece of internet humor that was floating around awhile back and although fiction, it was definitely based on a well known story of the Ant and the Grasshopper. After seeing this it makes you wonder. See the funny (true) story here and you be the judge.
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