Redistribution of wealth

This whole "spread the wealth around" thing from Barack Obama is not new.

Naked Emperor News uncovered a gem of an audio interview from 2001. WBEZ-FM interviewed Illinois state senator Barack Obama, where he talked about redistribution of wealth (hat tip: Stop The ACLU:



Scary stuff.

Spread the wealth around

"Spread the wealth around."

That's Barack Obama's plan. But it's not a new plan. There are many, many ways to spread the wealth around.


From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.


I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse.


It ain't easy to make money, so now everybody wanna take money...


I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance at success, too.

I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody.

Now, what's the difference in these plans?

Well, if it's your wealth that somebody takes to spread around to someone else ... nothing. No difference at all.

Socialist

"From each according to his ability to each according to his need."

The words of Karl Marx.

And the meaning of the words of Barack Obama:


[The YouTube]

"Spread the wealth around," he said.

"Spread the wealth around?"

Take your wealth ("from each according to his ability") and spread it around ("to each according to his need").

Way to go, Obama. Karl Marx would be proud.