Remember good old Joe the Plumber, who bravely confronted candidate Obama in Ohio? Joe had the audacity to ask then-Senator Obama, “Your new tax plan’s going to tax me more, isn’t it?” Obama didn’t hesitate a second. He assured Joe that 95% of Americans would see their taxes go down, and then he told Joe “…from 250 [thousand dollars a year] down, your taxes are going to stay the same.”

Joe was skeptical, but millions of voters drank the Kool-Aid and believed Obama. The rest is history. Fast forward to yesterday, when Obama was asked about a new task force he is appointing to come up with deficit solutions. What if it recommends middle-class tax hikes? Would Obama’s promise still hold? No way! He responded, “What I want to do is to be completely agnostic in terms of solutions.” That is Obamaspeak for “you better hold on to your wallet!”

Back in 2009 Joe the Plumber, who didn’t go to Harvard, knew there was no way Obama could pay for all his schemes without raising everyone’s taxes. I am sure Obama knew that too. 2010 is going to be the year of the tax hike.

Obama True To His Word

One of the most significant events of last year’s presidential campaign occurred when Joe Wurzelbacher, AKA “Joe the Plumber,” confronted Barack Obama about Obama’s proposed tax policies and how they would impact small business owners like him. While the exchange was long, part of Obama’s response stood out to all Americans, “I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.”

Thus far in his presidency, Barack Obama has been true to his word. The past nine months have witnessed government spending bigger than anything the world has ever seen. In the process, we have racked up an astonishing $1.4 trillion dollar deficit this fiscal year, and the Washington rumor mill is buzzing that the Obama economic team is planning another stimulus package. The spending just never stops. Whether its cash-for-clunkers, the GM takeover or federal bailouts, Obama acts as government spending was the only solution.

It comes as no surprise then to hear the disturbing news yesterday in Detroit. Rumors began to spread throughout the city that the Obama Administration was giving away $3,000 checks to people who are or were going be to homeless. As the crowds grew, people became impatient and fighting erupted. Estimates of the crowd range as high as 15,000 people. These folks believe their salvation will come from government largesse. Here’s an excerpt from an interview with one of the people in line:

Reporter: “What are you here for?”
Woman: “Obama’s money”
Reporter: “Where’s it from?”
Woman: “Obama”
Reporter: “Where’d he get it?”
Woman: “I don’t know, from his stash.”

In case you didn’t know, Obama’s “stash” is the hard-earned money that is in your pocket. At least we know Obama is fulfilling one of his campaign promises – he’s spreading your wealth around.