DISQUS

Brittany,
Maybe you should look into the Tax system further. Last time I checked the "rich" already pay a disproportionate share of the income taxes. This is called a progressive tax. But don't take my word for it go check it out for your self on the IRS website (http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/indtaxstats/article...).
Those at the lower end of the scale pay little or nothing. You obviously believe in redistribution of the wealth so you expect to get something from Obama's tax plan whether you've paid income taxes or not.

As for understanding how politics work in the US you might want to do some additional research. As President Obama with a Democratically-controlled House and Senate he can sign any piece of legislation that is presented to him which I fully expect he will do. He has never shown any signs of bi-partisanship and there is no indication that his speeches concerning this are anything more than just that, speeches. So his policies and political leanings would be relevant.

It's unfortunate that the majority of the media outlets were in the tank for Obama and thus provided a free means of promoting his message (Media have favored Obama, study says: David Bauder, AP). Had Obama's thin resume, legislative record, and associations been scrutinized as thoroughly as they did with Sarah Palin it might be Hillary Clinton that John McCain would be running against. But alas, they found their knight that would vanquish the evil Bush empire and restore order and balance in the world.

We shall see.