What's wrong with redistributing the wealth?

John McCain says Americans should be worried that Barack Obama wants to "spread the wealth around." And why is that a bad idea, asks Alan Maass?

It comes as a little bit of a surprise to us here at SocialistWorker.org that Barack Obama is one of us, because we haven't seen him at any of the meetings. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Oct 30, 2008 - 7:57 PM PDT
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by Chris Finnie - Oct. 30, 2008

Droll and witty, I enjoyed it very much--until they got to the hard-core Socialist screed at the end. But they have several good points about the reality of the Obama tax plan, about people wondering what's so bad about it, and about the inordinate influence the rich have on our government.

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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 30, 2008

This is well written and thoughtful. It provides push-back against the Republican demonization of socialism, and the Democrats weak-kneed running away from the topic. It may serve as a supplement to the Colbert interview of the Socialist candidate for president (elsewhere on newstrust).

I have always liked Groucho.

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