Romney accuses Obama of redistributionism

[Playinghardball]

Washington Post editorial: Going with the best-defense-is-a-good-offense approach, the Romney campaign is accusing President Obama of being a — gasp! — redistributionist. In a rather pale replay of 2008’s Joe the Plumber spread-the-wealth debate, the GOP dredged up a 14-year-old video.

…. The campaign apparently thinks that voters will find “redistribution” a scary word. But does Mr. Romney really disagree with the belief that part of government’s role is, in Mr. Obama’s words, to help “make sure that everybody’s got a shot”? To tax is to redistribute. To govern is to redistribute….

…. It’s indisputable that Mr. Romney and Mr. Obama have diverging views about the danger posed by increasing income inequality and the degree of redistribution in which government should engage. But the Romney campaign’s desperate, clownish portrayal of Mr. Obama does this important debate a serious disservice.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mr-romney-has-his-own-redistribution-plans/2012/09/21/95c45b24-0402-11e2-91e7-2962c74e7738_story.html?hpid=z3

[aquart]

1. Greedy unpatriotic unprincipled rich want to keep it all.