"It's all a falling through"

I figured I'd start with the best line...perhaps Greg Tipton quite intoxicated said it best in May: "Anyone with a dollar in their pocket should be voting Republican."

Read on for like-minded opinions and considerations.
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"When you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody." -Barrack Hussein Obama talking to Joe T. Plumber.

"...If Mr. Obama's plan becomes reality, it could well turn into an economic nightmare by punishing the most productive in order to reward the least productive in our society.

Spreading the wealth doesn't sound all that different from Karl Marx's famous dictum: From each according to his ability to each according to his need."

Feel free to read the entire op ed by Linda Chavez here: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/20/spreading-the-wealth-around/

This touches on perhaps a very big concern of mine about Obama being president...and frankly one of the reasons I'm generally in agreement with conservative thinking.

As Russel Kirk suggests with his 7th principle:

"Conservatives are persuaded that freedom and property are closely linked. Separate property from private possession, and Leviathan becomes master of all. Upon the foundation of private property, great civilizations are built. The more widespread is the possession of private property, the more stable and productive is a commonwealth. Economic levelling, conservatives maintain, is not economic progress. Getting and spending are not the chief aims of human existence; but a sound economic basis for the person, the family, and the commonwealth is much to be desired."
- http://www.kirkcenter.org/kirk/ten-principles.html

I bolded the three middle paragraphs, which really get to the heart of the matter. I'm quite concerned that Obama is not the right man when it comes to tax policy. 1) I may be taxed at a higher rate so others can be rewarded. 2) I'm perhaps more concerned about the taxes on businesses. I've heard a lot of talk recently about businesses not paying taxes, but simply raising prices for their customers. Makes a lot of sense to me, and frankly, I think I pay enough taxes.

Wake up, paid taxes on my house in Detroit and on electricity overnight -- go to work, paid taxes on gas -- work, pay income taxes and my company pays social security taxes for me (I do too, but I'll count that as an investment in my future -- or at least my parent's future) -- buy dinner, taxes -- buy anything, taxes -- invest in a 401(k), taxes later.

All in all, a pretty darn big chunk of my income is taxed. It's already bad...let's make it worse? Do we really have to let the Bush tax cuts sunset? Do I really need to pay more taxes so the government can get bigger and offer me and my neighbors great social programs (e.g., $4,000 to everybody so everyone can afford college)? Have they run Social Security well? Why would we expect them to run other social programs well?

How about people get jobs and go out in pursuit of that great American Dream and use their own money to pay for their own education, healthcare, etc...But wait, jobs are getting to be hard to come by...unfortunately that isn't going to get any better if small business taxes increase.

Every day I'm compelled to opine on this, but then get too busy/tired...since I got started it was hard to stop. Sorry for the rambling. More to come...