Joe Wurzelbacher, more commonly known as Joe the Plumber, has become a sort of representative of the average American. How did he get the almost celebrity status? It all started when he spoke with Senator Barack Obama at a campaign event in Ohio. When asked “I’m getting ready to buy a company that makes $250,000 to $280,000 a year. Your new tax plan is going to tax me more isn’t it?” Obama replied, “...I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s better for everybody.” If that’s not a socialistic ideology, I don’t know what is.
The definition of socialism is basically “shared wealth and shared productivity.” Unfortunately, history has shown otherwise, the hardest working people are punished while the ones who don't work at all are rewarded. An analogy of that is; say you have two cows, the state takes one cow and gives it to someone who needs the milk more than you, but doesn’t know how to milk it and doesn't want to learn how.
Obama’s tax plan includes taxing the small businesses along with the larger corporations. If he taxes them they, in turn, will jack the prices up for the rest of the nation and fuel his socialistic government.
Anyway, back to Joe the Plumber, who only wanted to buy the business that he is employed by. Under Obama’s plan, he would have higher taxes and not be able to buy his company, thus not fulfilling the American dream. Under McCain’s plan, Joe would be able to buy that business and his taxes would be lower than they would be under Obama.
Obama says that, “Not only do 98% of small businesses make less than $250,000 a year, but I want to give them additional tax breaks. They fuel the economy, generating the most jobs and income.” According to Wurzelbacher, Obama’s statement made him feel uneasy and worried, adding that he still thinks that Obama’s plan would keep him from buying his company and inhibit growth of the business. Businesses are run based on profit vs. loss, so under Obama, those businesses would start firing people to keep up their profits.
If Obama is elected president, our nation will most likely become a socialist republic like Russia, China, and the former Soviet Union. I don’t think we want that to happen to the longest standing constitutional republic since the time of the Romans. The nation deserves a strong leader for president. That leader is Sen. John McCain.
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