Posted on 10/16/2008 12:19:36 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
UPDATE: Joe Wurzelbacher held a news conference this morning at his Holland, Ohio home. Holland is about 8 miles from Toledo.
In a prior post, I referenced a conversation between a plumber and Obama on a campaign stop in Toledo Ohio. The questioner’s name was Joe Wurzelbacher and he has gotten a bit of attention surrounding the YouTube video. An advocacy group Family Security Matters secured an interview with Mr. Wurzelbacher and I think it is worth the read. Mr. Wurzelbacher seems thoughtful and expresses many concerns many conservatives and small business owners have about the Obama tax plan. Here are some excerpts:
At a recent campaign appearance in Ohio, Sen. Obama was approached by plumber Joe Wurzelbacher, who has concerns about Obama’s proposed tax policies. FamilySecurityMatters.org’s Pam Meister had a candid conversation with him about his experience.
PAM MEISTER: You recently met Sen. Obama on the campaign trail in Ohio, and you asked him a question about his tax policies. What exactly was your question for him?
JOE WURZELBACHER: Initially, I started off asking him if he believed in the American Dream and he said yes, he does – and then I proceeded to ask him then why he’s penalizing me for trying to fulfill it. He asked, “what do you mean,” and I explained to him that I’m planning on purchasing this company – it’s not something I’m gonna purchase outright, it’s something I’m going to have to make payments on for years – but essentially I’m going to buy this company, and the profits generated by that could possibly put me in that tax bracket he’s talking about and that bothers me. It’s not like I would be rich; I would still just be a working plumber. I work hard for my money, and the fact that he thinks I make a little too much that he just wants to redistribute it to other people. Some of them might need it, but at the same time, it’s not their discretion to do it – it’s mine.
Regarding Obama’s statement that he didn’t want to punish success:
PM: …taxing small businesses making $250,000 and above is going to help the people “behind you.” And yes, “spreading the wealth around.” How did you feel about that?
JW: As soon as he said it, he contradicted himself. He doesn’t want to “punish” me, but – when you use the word “but,” you pretty much negate everything you just said prior to that. So he does want to punish me, he does want to punish me for working harder to – you know, my big thing is the American Dream. I work hard. You know, I was poor; my mom raised me and my brother by herself for a very long time until my dad came along. So I know what it’s like to suffer. It’s not like I was born with a silver spoon. Usually it was a wooden spoon and it was on my butt. It was just a contradiction of terms, what he said: he doesn’t want to punish me but he wants to redistribute my wealth. And what I mean when I say my wealth, I mean the collective. Eventually – I mean, just to sound a little silly here, but you need rich people. I mean, who are you going to work for?
Most libs I know think this way - that we can "redistribute wealth" and pay for all these socialist programs without causing any harm to anyone.
Alexander Tytler put the same thought in academician's terms, but Joe the Plumber speaks like Thomas Paine. It's the "language of the taproom".
We need to bottle this stuff and sell it.
“It’s not like I was born with a silver spoon. Usually it was a wooden spoon and it was on my butt.”
I’m really liking Joe the Plumber. :)
Put this guy in charge of the IRS.
Preach it, Brother Joe!
They want to redistribute OUR wealth, not THEIRS!
I see they are already trying to destroy Joe the plumber
MSN on the front page JOE DOESNT EVEN HAVE A LICENSE
PLEASE EMail them if you are a plumber to explain to these nutcases what is up!!
They really don get it!
I’ll like him if he’s smart enough to vote McCain.
I’ll like him if he’s smart enough to vote McCain.
HOLY CRIPES!!!!!!!!!!!!! This Guy is from my Hometown! I have GOT to call my Mom and see where this Guy lives and what his Business name is. If He’s a Commercial Plumber, my Company has probably done business with him! This is TOO unreal! You can’t make this stuff up!
Go get’em Joe! Show him how a REAL Toledoan is!
It takes the MSM hours to report that Joe doesn’t have a license, but they have yet to report that nObama still hasn’t produced a birth certificate?
keep us updated...he seems to be rather articulate.
If she gets a hold of him, tell him to watch his back
MSM is all over him...like vultures....he needs to avoid the MSM.....
He reminds me of those firemen in the Sprint commercial
PEOPLE SAY WE NEED CLEAN WATER...AYE! DONE
easiest job Iv’e ever done ;) Real People, Real Solutions!
Oh my god, the humanity! /s
Will do everyone. I have to wait until she gets home from work (school bus driver for Sylvania Twp over 35 years)
Ping!
My mother kept the wooden spoon in her purse. If my brother and I started fighting in the car, she would take it out and set it on the dashboard. Immediate, total silence.
I love it. This guy isn’t just some doofus; he actually understands economics to enough of an extent to influence this election by his mere having talked with Hussein on camera, been the subject of the last debate, and now being hounded and interviewed by the media.
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