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'Joe the plumber' is not licensed or registered; made $40,000 in 2006 (Toledo Blade)
Bob F wrote:
"retired54" wrote in message
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"Josh Rosenbluth" wrote in message
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On Oct 17, 12:20 pm, "HeyBub" wrote:
Josh Rosenbluth wrote:
Let's take a look at Obama's full quote:
"My attitude is that if the economy’s good for folks from the
bottom up, it’s gonna be good for everybody. If you’ve got a
plumbing business, you’re gonna be better off if you’re gonna be
better off if you’ve got a whole bunch of customers who can afford
to hire you, and right now everybody’s so pinched that business is
bad for everybody and I think when you spread the wealth around,
it’s good for everybody."
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpu...-the-weal.html
He wasn't arguing for higher rates on the rich to redistribute
income. To the contrary, he is arguing that lower rates on the
middle class will "spread the wealth" to everyone including upper
income folks who rely on the middle class as their employees and
consumers.
Nice try at a save. Really nice try.
Like Murtha's attempt yesterday when he said constituents weren't
really 'racist' racists - they were just slow to accept change.
Take from the rich, give it to the poor, so they can give it back
to the rich. Why not just let the rich keep their wealth and
eliminate the middle-man?
You missed the point, namely that Obama's "spread the wealth" line
was not linked to his support for raising taxes on the rich. Thus,
your characterization is off base.
Obama merely observed (much lke Henry Ford's approach to wages), if
the middle class can't afford to buy cars, we *all* (which happens to
include the rich) are screwed.
Josh Rosenbluth
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Maybe a caste system similar to Mexico would make the republicans happy.
That's getting close.
Nope, not anymore, you watch.
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