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Date Posted: 11:46:03 11/10/08 Mon
Author: Deep Diction
Subject: Re: redistribution of wealth
In reply to: EJetson 's message, "Re: redistribution of wealth" on 05:54:51 11/06/08 Thu

>>>I just have no idea why McCain was trying to claim he
>>>was the one trying to help out the working class (Joe
>>>the Plumber and Tito the Builder, etc.), while
>>>simultaneously promoting a tax plan that was much
>more
>>>generous to the wealthiest citizens than to the
>middle
>>>class. It seemed like a very hypocritical position to
>>>me, especially when the position McCain criticized in
>>>2008 was his own position from 2001.
>>
>>Because he's a maverick.
>
>
>
>
>And I'm the one who's close-minded.

What's closed-minded about this conversation? I thought it was a discussion about redistribution of wealth, and whether Obama's or McCain's policies fall under that category.

I'm still looking for an explanation as to why McCain's 2001 position suddenly became redistributionist when Obama adopted it.

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