Joe the Plumber, aka Joe Wurzelbacher the Ohio man that has suddenly become the
face of the presidential campaign, told ABC's Diane Sawyer Thursday that Barack
Obama's tax plan to spread the wealth is "a very socialist view, and it's
incredibly wrong."
JOE WURZELBACHER, PLUMBER: Well, I mean, quite honestly, why should they be penalized for being successful? That's what you're telling me, that's what it sounds like you're saying. It's wrong. I mean, because you're successful, you have to pay more than everybody else. I mean, we all live in this country, you know, I mean it's a basic right. And Obama wants to take that basic right and penalize me for it is what it comes down to. I mean, that's a very socialist view, and it's incredibly wrong. I mean, if it's $250,000 now, what if he decides, "Well, $150,000 you're pretty rich, too. Let's go ahead and lower it again." You know, it's a slippery slope. When's it going to stop?