"Joe The Plumber" is the new symbol of the hard working middleclass in America.
And thank God for him.
Despite the best intentions of Barack Obama and other liberals, the American economy cannot easily be characterized by two categories, "the rich" (who by definition deserve and "need" a tax increase) and "everybody else" (who be definition deserve to have some of the wealth possessed by "the rich").
Joe Wurzelbacher, the plumber from Holland, Ohio who confronted Obama on a campaign stop earlier this week, illustrates this beautifully.
By his own acknowledgement, Wurzelbacher is "middle class," yet he seemed to indicate that, because of his extraordinarly hard work as a business owner and operator, he is upwardly mobile. He pointed out to Obama that the Senator's tax hike proposals would hurt him, and his business.
Obama's response was to say that he didn't want to "punish" Joe's "success," but that he wanted to "spread the wealth around."
And after John McCain picked-up on the story last night and (finally) opened-up the issue to debate, the American discussion on economics and "fairness" has now changed. Despite what Obama told Joe the plumber, a person is "penalized" when their tax burden is increased.
I'll be discussing this issue, and the other issues surrounding last night debate, on the Salt and Demetri Morning Show at 96 Rock FM Radio in Raleigh, NC this morning, 8:35am Eastern.
Click HERE for a link to the radio station website.
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