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Friday, October 24, 2008
Ken Blackwell :: Townhall.com Columnist
A New Welfare State
by Ken Blackwell
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Will the Dems' health care Christmas Present to America be an improvement or detriment to our health care system?


Of course, Obama knows that the term "socialist" would kill his plan, so he calls it a "refund" instead. But there's no way it's not socialist; he's either:

• Giving a "refund" on taxes people never paid to start with,

• Moving us drastically closer to the day Social Security and Medicare go bankrupt, requiring a massive bailout by other sources of taxation,

• Or outright turning the core federal retirement funds into welfare programs.

So, which is it? Of course, the mainstream media won't force him to answer that question - they're shamelessly in the tank for him.

So it's up to voters to force Obama to answer - to explain how his tax plan is (somehow) neither socialism nor a deadly blow to Social Security and Medicare.

The deficit now runs hundreds of billions of dollars per year. Yet Obama proposes almost $1 trillion of new spending - and promises to also give "rebates" to the 38 percent of us who pay no income tax. Where is that money coming from?

He's put himself in a fiscal box.

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Mr. Blackwell, a contributing editor at Townhall.com, is a senior fellow at the Family Research Council and American Civil Rights Union.
 
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Thanks Joe-this is one Democrat supporti
Thank you “Joe the plumber” for finally bringing Obama’s socialist beliefs to light for all Americans. I am one Democrat/former Hillary along with millions of other supporters who are backing McCain/Palin, simply stated I believe the Democratic Party has dramatically changed, for the worse, since the beginning of the primary debates in 2007. Democrats are now, for the most part, far left in their thinking and actions. I do not follow far left or far right policy. As far as I am concerned McCain/Palin are as close to the center in their beliefs as Hillary was. Obama is no Hillary! Finally for now, I truly believe Hillary needs to put country first, like McCain/Palin over party. Unfortunately she has not and I do not really support her now. I am really disappointed in her because I thought she was bigger than trying to save her stature in the Party over country. These are just for starter reasons why I support McCain/Palin now over the Democratic Party.


Opie is a dopie
"even The Boss, Fonzie and Andy Griffith are for OB". See, this is part of the problem. None of these celebrities live in the real world. They don't really work for a living nor do they care about paying higher taxes. Why doesn't Ron Howard donate some of his money to help the public schools in Burbank where he grew up????? We have asked him numerous times to 'spread the wealth around' only to be ignored. He and his ilk are disgusting.
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