"SPREAD THE WEALTH AROUND??"

In my last blog, I mentioned Joe the Plumber and his conversation with Senator Obama, last Sunday. Read this, to refresh your memory, and then I'll comment on it:

"Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?" the blue-collar worker [Joe the Plumber] asked.

After Obama responded that it would, Wurzelbacher continued: "I've worked hard...I work 10 to 12 hours a day and I'm buying this company and I'm going to continue working that way. I'm getting taxed more and more while fulfilling the American Dream."

"It's not that I want to punish your success," Obama told him. "I want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance for success, too."

Then, Obama explained his trickle-up theory of economics.

"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."

As I mentioned before, that's Marxism, pure and simple. An article at http://www.fundamentalfinance.com/blogs/socialism-vs-capitalism.php discusses the problems with Marxism. in clearer and more concise language than I can. Please take a moment to read the paragraph:

"The idea of a Marxist society is very alluring. In today's world of freedom and fairness, the notion of everyone being completely equal, even if this means taking from the rich and giving to the poor, seems just; however, the defect in Marxism is obvious. It is dependent on a type of human nature that is hard to come by. For Marxism to work, very little greed and jealousy can exist and people must have a general feeling of charity and a willingness to work their hardest for the good of everyone. These are obviously jot common traits. Marxism could also work if those who have the greatest abilities and those who work the hardest are satisfied with rewards equivalent to those whith lesser abilities and those who don't work hard at all. This is also very unlikely. Marxism undoubtedly leads to free riding and slacking."

I don't think Senator Obama is an evil man, but I do think that Marxism is an evil social and economic system. I'm probably preaching mainly to the choir, since most people who read this agree with my assessment. But, I feel that I have to say it anyway. If you disagree, please, please feel free to comment and tell my why you feel that Marxism is acceptable in the United States of America.

Remember these words if you don't think Mr. Obama is a Marxist:

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need."