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elections.foxnews.com - 10/14/2008
Obama to Plumber: My Plan Will 'Spread the Wealth Around' - FOXNews.com Elections
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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, ...
Michael Barone : The Coming Obama Thugocracy
townhall.com - 10/13/2008
Michael Barone : The Coming Obama Thugocracy
— townhall.com — "I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors," Barack... Obama told a crowd in Elko, Nev. "I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in ... (more) Michael Barone : The Coming Obama Thugocracy

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OBAMA FIRES A 'ROBIN HOOD' WARNING SHOT - New York Post
nypost.com - 10/15/2008
OBAMA FIRES A 'ROBIN HOOD' WARNING SHOT - New York Post
— nypost.com — Last updated: 10:19 am October 15, 2008 Posted: 3:37 am October 15, 2008 WASHINGTON - You won't... find it in his campaign ads, but Barack Obama let slip his plans to become a modern-day Robin Hood in the White House, confiscating money from the rich to ... (more) OBAMA FIRES A 'ROBIN HOOD' WARNING SHOT - New ...

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AN OBAMA PANIC? - New York Post
nypost.com - 10/13/2008
AN OBAMA PANIC? - New York Post
— nypost.com — Posted: 4:09 am October 13, 2008 Barack Obama has re mained cool and confident amid the financial... melt down, even as John McCain at times has been embarrassing, lurching from one proposal to the next. But while the polls are reflecting Obama's steady ... (more) AN OBAMA PANIC? - New York Post

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Obama's modern plan to "Share the Wealth"
Betsy's Page — Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Obama's modern plan to "Share the Wealth" If the McCain campaign can't use this Obama quote to raise doubts about his attitude towards wealth and success, then they deserve the shellacking they seem headed for. "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 ...

Some Things I Found Interesting
Free Money Finance — ... Obama to Plumber: My Plan Will 'Spread the Wealth Around' -- Key paragraph: "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." ...

A Rorschach Test
Greg Mankiw's Blog — How do you react to this news story? "Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?" the plumber asked [Senator Obama], 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 ...

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