Did Barack "Spread the Wealth" Obama Just Blow the Election?

Mao would be laughing in his coffin

"Sharing the weath?!" Well, that's nothing new! Almost a century ago, Mao and his radical group made this slogan to millions of poor Chinese peasants as he was smart enough to know that 80% of population were peasants and thus, he could control the country easily if he motivated them. He succeeded a few decades later and forced all landlords and others who had some properties to "share" except his own palace and giant salary! As a Chinese immigrant, I can't help telling that this whole theme reminds me too much of what Chinese went thru in the past century.

Well, Mao certainly wasn't the first in the world. Maxism and Leninism were ahead of him. Nevertheless, building up a wealthy community with everyone having a fair share and getting same pay and living happily thereafter is not a bad fantacy. If I recall correctly, Max started his fantacy while he was hungry in a cold winter... This is probably why Russians and Chinese bought those theories and fantacies to try it out. Well, we have seen the result. Ironically, China is getting better in its economy because they imitate our capitalism in the past couple of decades. The problem of such fantacy is that it against human nature and the system will kill people's motivations to compete. I am not saying that we shouldn't help those who are disabled and can't make it, but we shouldn't punish those who work so hard and sacrificed in various ways in their lives.

Do we need to follow others' dust blindly just because we don't like W's administration?! Think again! I hope my fellow people here are smart enough not to be fooled easily by some fancy words and short vision.

cbalus of DC @ Nov 01, 2008 12:47:40 PM

America is the land for LAZY PEOPLE

We are the one like Joe the plumber, works hard and earn a living. Yes, we will be the one get penalty by Obama who wants to "spread someone's wealth to others". If the country is in trouble, we all should be taxed and help out. Not just the middle class people. Why Obama does not encourage the poor to work harder. I know somepeople just arrived to USA and never paid any tax are gotting their welfare. They told me they are to applying 4 of their grandpartents to come and each one at lease willget $700 in welfare. The welfare system should be only given to those who have paid tax and now need help TEMPORARY not forever.

mc of CA @ Oct 31, 2008 12:29:43 PM

Spread the wealth

I have been retired for two yrs.now and do not have any wealth to spread around.Thanks to the Stock Market crisis I have lost 50% of my pension.When i was working,I worked for two different companies that forced you to work seven days a week,and if you did not want to do it,they politely told you to hit the road.I did it because the benefits and pay were way above average and my lack of Education would not allow me to go any where else and make the wages i was making.This allowed me to provide for my Family in a manner i was proud of.I would not have than nor would i now agree with sharing my hard earned profits with any one on a mandatory basis.I have donated plenty to different charities and have no problem still donating.Let those that Obama feels need the free wealth go to trade schools and learn a trade,and get a job,there still out there.Obama should force them to go get at least a High School Education and get in to some kind of trade school with the welfare money they already receive.After all,what he is propsing is nothing more thaan one more welfare check to those who already recieve welfare.

Fred O. of @ Oct 30, 2008 15:12:51 PM

Befuddled masses

Why do Americans not understand economics or philosophy. For such a great nation, we are all rather dumb. "Spread the wealth" is not a tenant of Marxism. Marxism advocates the rise of the proletariat and the end of class and state. There would be no wealth to spread around. Everyone would receive their share of production based on their input. Obama's plan to reform the income tax code will by no means cause the destruction of capitalism. By the logic of McCain and many pundits, McCain is a Marxist too because he supports the income tax as well. The income tax is designed to "spread the wealth."

Elite, Educated, More Knowledgable Than You of CA @ Oct 30, 2008 12:31:32 PM

Obama uses Jedi Mind Tricks

He will get on the stump and say "I was not friends with Ayers, I do not know these people" while other channels are broadcasting previous speeches evidence showing the contrary.

It's like he is brainwashing people in to believing it's ok to go to a Church for 20 years while the preacher is damning the white race as oppressors.

This man's past is crucial to our future.

Does no one care what he's said in the past?

Does no one care where he worshipped, what he believes, who his mentors were or friends?

I guess that only matters when you are Republican, then even your clothes get picked on.

If you are Democrat, the media will let you say "Spread the Wealth" without thinking it sounds communist, you can say "My racists Pastor of 20 years is like an uncle I don't agree with"

and they will buy that.

Government is getting it's holds in the banks, it's funding groups like Acorn...(suspended funding once they got caught of voter fraud)

A get out the vote organization who is funded by the government and endorsing OBAMA... OMG how can that be legal?

Yeah, Jedi Mind tricks.. If he says he didn't say it.. you must believe he didn't regardless if they keep playing tapes of it over and over.

DEW of VA @ Oct 28, 2008 14:44:26 PM

How's that denial about Barack not being a socialist playing now that two more tapes of him talking about redistributing wealth and reformatting the constitution have been found?

Tenacious Moses of TN @ Oct 28, 2008 01:10:51 AM

For you Libs who do not believe that Democrats do not believe in "Trickle down", i beg to differ. They just do it another way. They stand behind you, unzip the ol fly, and let the yellow stream trickle down your head.

tenacious moses of TN @ Oct 28, 2008 01:08:00 AM

Who cares about Joe the Plumber, who he purportedly is, etc. etc. ANYONE could have asked that --valid! -- question. The important part is Obama's response!!

Kris of @ Oct 26, 2008 21:38:05 PM