Discussing what could be done to help the plight of the poor last week, President Obama again gave Americans a look at how he thinks about concepts like success and wealth. Calling the wealthy “society’s lottery winners,” Obama argued that it was incumbent on government to steal from these lucky few so that the unlucky many could have a better life. It is not surprising, of course, that he would say such a thing. His entire administration has been built on the notion that “you didn’t build that.” People are where they are in life not because of the choices...
