Robert Schlesinger

John McCain and Barack Obama on Whether to Spread the Wealth

October 22, 2008 RSS Feed Print

John McCain has been campaigning against Barack Obama's comment about "spreading the wealth" around, drawing anti-Obama boos from his supporters. Here's my question: Does McCain then favor great concentrations of wealth? (Given his against-it-before-he-was-for-it support of tax cuts for the wealthy, the answer is presumably...yes.)

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I can`t believe Barack Obama won.I got to say he put up a good fight against John Mccain.Although I was voting for John Mccain

I did not care who really won,as long as they both keep there words and fight for america.

of 7:56AM November 05, 2008

I have deduced a disastrous result of Senator Obama's economic plan, which no one seems to have explored in the media or via the Internet. It is as follows....

1- Senator Obama purposes to raise taxes to those making yearly over $250.000 by 3%.

The overlooked problem with his proposal, that unfortunately no one has dove into is, Family's with Children.

What if Family A - Who makes $250.000 yearly, has four small children and a

$400.000 dollar mortgage.

Compared to

Family B - who makes $250.000 yearly, has no children and a $100.000 mortgage.

Senator Obama's plan is not factoring children who require school costs, larger living quarters, higher insurance's, food, clothing, daycare and so forth. While those without children, a low mortgage and living in a smaller home, can possibly survive this plan a bit further.

With this Spread the wealth plan, Senator Obama is jeopardizing more than small businesses. It is everything he is saying he will protect. Education, Insurance's, Children and Home Mortgages.

Will Senator Obama's plan be different for a bachelor without any children at

$250.000 yearly?

Compared to

A Family of 5 earning $250.000 yearly.

It would take Trillions of dollars yearly to deduce how Senator Obama's plan would differ from ...

A - A Business who's owner was a self supportive Bachelor.

Or

B- A business who's owner has children and more costs in which to raise them adequately.

The main discussions of Senator Obama has been spreading the wealth to those less fortunate in their small businesses or endeavors. The term "Taking food from my children's mouth." Does seem to apply to his Spread the wealth proposal.

The costs are astronomical when you have children. Being he has two children of his own, I am very surprised that this plan left out what I have entitled

the "Family Clause ."

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My name is Skyler James and I am a student of Psychology, Music Teacher, Writer and Inventor.

I am not a Democrat nor Republican. I am a proud American and concerned home owner.

Please email me your thoughts.

Skyler James of CT 2:58AM October 31, 2008

Sept. 22nd,Letter from Alaska: The State of Sarah Palin in the New Yorker :

And Alaska—were set up, unlike other states in the union, where its collectively Alaskans own the resources. So we SHARE IN THE WEALTH when the development of these resources occurs. And she said, Our state constitution—it lays it out for me, how Im to conduct business with resource development here as the state C.E.O. Its to maximize benefits for Alaskans, not an individual company.

Folks do some research sarah palin has turned alaska into the most socialist state in the union alaska is on a state run welfare that is paid by the oil companies, no income tax, no sales tax, and a rebate check given to every citizen even those that dont work taken right from the profits of the oil companies, palins hypocrisy is beyond rediculous

Joe skinner of AK 10:08AM October 29, 2008

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Robert Schlesinger

Robert Schlesinger is managing editor for opinion at U.S. News and World Report, overseeing all opinion editorial content. He is the author of White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters. E-mail him at rschlesinger@usnews.com. Follow him on Twitter: @rschles.

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