Closing Income Gap Tops Obama’s Agenda for Economic Change

New York Times ^ | 2/2/07 | David Leonhart

[freespirited]

a more lasting and equitable prosperity

Socialism by any other name ...

[kinoxi]

We will take from you for the common good.

[irishtenor]

The top 20% pay 90% of all taxes now. What a maroon.

[CalifChris]

I am a realist and a facts guy. As an independent I can give a totally unbiased viewpoint on this. Obama wants to take the money homeowners and hard working Americans have and give it away like a socialist to lazy illegals! Easy as that.

[rfp1234]

Mr. Obama praised the Clinton administration for reducing the deficit and setting the stage for the ’90s boom.

Horse Hockey. Did he praise Newt, DeLay, Armey, or even Greenspan?

[GeronL]

so, he's going to RAISE the income of the poor?? or lower that of the middle class?

cuz we know his Hollywood and elitist freinds have nothing to worry about in the oligarchy

[Hattie]

that would cost a significant amount of money but could ultimately lift economic growth. ...

Pure oxymoron.

[GeronL]

At the top of his list would be shifting the tax burden more toward the wealthy

hahahahahaha.... that might not even be possible

[Brimack34]

The morons are the ones voting for him. He is just a politician that is what they do. Liberalism is a religion and he is their god.

[Williams]

"At the top of his list would be shifting the tax burden more toward the wealthy and making investments — in health care, alternative-energy research and education...."

Soak the rich, massively increase government spending from Washington. Real visionary that Obama.

[Dad yer funny]

so , .. that must mean , 2 or 3 Mexican FAMILIES , . . .

can live in my parents’ backyard , .. for , like , $40 a month each , .. no?

(( perhaps the Porta-Pottie company will cut my folks a deal ?? , . . . no? ))

{{{{{ oh! , .. and my folks’ insurance carrier will “cut them a deal” ,.. no?? }}}}}}}

btw ,.. I like our SignUpDates , .. The Class of The ‘04 Election , ... yeeeOW’suh!

[dfwgator]

The only way the government can close the income gap is by making rich people poorer, while the poor stay the same or get poorer.

[kinoxi]

Yeah. What are you a racist?

[rabscuttle385]

Yes, exactly, there is no income gap if everyone is equally poor...which just happens to be the outcome of Communism.

[Mygirlsmom]

RIP, America. The Obamanation is upon us.

[stockstrader]

Where is John Galt when we need him?

[Albion Wilde]

“Closing the income gap” — just another word for communism. Like “pro-choice” is just another word for murder.

[haroldeveryman]

“The only way the government can close the income gap is by making rich people poorer, while the poor stay the same or get poorer.”

That is exactly what we get when the government agenda is “fairness”.

[sand88]

RIP, America. The Obamanation is upon us.,

With Barack, Hillary or McCain the end result is the same -- open borders, massive influx of 10's of millions of more illegals and the unstoppable transformation of our Republic into a third world Socialist hell. McCain's instinct is to be very liberal. Nothing in his record or character will show that he will do anything remotely conservative once elected.

[PizzaDriver]

I work in a Job that I enjoy. I could make more, doing something that I hate. The IMPORTANT part is I ain’t on the dole, or in need of charity.

I don’t want GOVERNMENT to force “equitable prosperity” on Me, or the “entitled poor and LAZY”.