The problem with Joe the Plumber is he was being disingenuous and partisan when he asked his question. The conservative media wants us to find sympathy for him and says everyone is missing the real point that small businesses will be trampled upon by Obama’s tax plan. However, they are missing the real point by not saying that less than 2% of small businesses would net $250K.
Joe does not plan to buy a business. Joe cannot even pay his taxes. Joe said his taxes are nobody’s business, but I pay my taxes, Joe, I expect you to do the same. In the end, the real point is that Joe, and I, would do better under Obama’s tax plan–so would the country.
The evidence for this is in the comments of Warren Buffet, an Obama supporter. Buffet shows that the very wealthy are paying far less in taxes than the middle class. He says that he, a billionaire investor, paid only 17.7% while his secratary paid 30+% in payroll taxes. He sees this as a major problem that has existed throughout the plutocratic reign of the Republican party. He is calling for change.
Joe needs that change, but due to a complicated matrix of misinformation and prejudices (not necessarily racial), and a lack of critical thinking prowess, Joe just doesn’t get it. Unfortunately, there are many Joes out there (Joe Six Pack comes to mind).
The other thing that the average Joe does not seem to care too much about is the trampling on of our Constitution. Bush and Cheney believe that the Congress’ job is to serve the president (Cheney said as much publically). This is dispicable. It violates the basic principle of a separtation of powers that the founders based our democratic-republic. Palin echoed this uninformed view in her debate with the other Joe–the Joe in the Know.
Obama is a Constitutional scholar who respects the work of the founders and will uphold the basic principles of our country’s founding. Nobody can deny his understanding of our governing document. On the other hand, I can call to question the Republican respect for it.
Save our Constitution, throw out the plutocrats: Vote Obama/Biden ’08.
