Carol Platt Liebau: Barack Says He Plans to "Spread the Wealth Around"
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — That's what he said to a plumber in Ohio over the weekend. Those who buy into the politics of envy and resentment will think it's just fine that the government starts taxing -- not simply to fund the functions that are necessary -- but to enforce Obama's vision of "equality." More clear-headed people realize that when "the rich" (a group that includes a sizable proportion of small businesses) are paying more in taxes, that means that less capital is available to hire people, expand their business, donate to charity, or purchase goods and services (an activity that creates jobs ...

Obama Unveils Plan to Bail Out McCain Campaign
ScrappleFace — ... to rescue the “people of the world” from economic uncertainty — a comprehensive plan which includes a bailout of Republican rival John McCain’s own publicly-financed election bid. ...

Bull run: Dow up 936 points
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... in Wall Street history. Damn it, what’s a resolute pessimist to do? I’ll tell you what it’s time to do. It’s time to … spread the wealth around .

“I’d rather win this election, than lose a war.”
Flopping Aces — ... working overtime or taking a new job. As public policy, this is contradictory. The tax credits are sold in the name of “making work pay,” but in practice they can be a disincentive to working harder, especially if you’re a lower-income couple getting raises of $1,000 or $2,000 a year. One mystery — among many — of the McCain campaign is why it has allowed Mr. Obama’s 95% illusion to go unanswered. Obamanomics can be summed up by what Senator Obama tells a tax-burdened plumber who asks him the question: ...

Free advice for John McCain
Pundit Review — ... for the 2009 budget resolution which raised taxes on those making as little as $42,000 per year. Words versus deeds. The tax cut he talks about is also an illusion. Sen. Obama says he will cut taxes for 95% of Americans. First of all, only about 70% of Americans pay taxes at all. So his plan is dishonest from word one. For most of the rest of you, Sen. Obama’s plan is not a tax cut, but a one-time rebate check. As he told a trucker at a campaign event this week, his plan is to “ spread the wealth around .” As the WSJ disclosed this week, Sen. Obama’s plan is a ...

Obama’s Joe-the-plumber premonition
Anne Schroeder's Blog — ... “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 the chance at success too,” Obama explained. “I think that when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody,” he concluded, in an exchange captured on video that’s provided fodder for conservatives alleging Obama’s tax plan would amount to a massive redistribution of wealth. ...

Spread opportunity, not other people's wealth
sisu — ... In this country we believe in spreading [not other people's wealth but] opportunity for those who want jobs and for those who want to create jobs. ...

Did Sarah Palin really call Obama "Barack the Wealth Spender"?
Althouse — Is CNN reporting it wrong or is it the case that Palin cannot be trusted with phrase-turning? It should be "Barack the Wealth Spreader." ...

Time to play “you might be a racist if”
Sister Toldjah — ... 2 a: a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state 3: a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done Sounds like the junior Senator from Illinois to me, contrary to what certain ...

CNN’s unmistakable anti-Palin bias
Sister Toldjah — ... that “misleading” and gave this rationale for their “verdict”: “McCain’s remark was an oversimplification of a five-minute-long conversation. Obama replied in great detail about his tax plan, and the “spread the wealth” remark was one small part of the conversation.” Huh? How can it be “misleading” to say that Obama said we should “spread the wealth” around because it would mean everyone would be better off when it’s captured on video for the world to see?! ...