Romney accuses Obama of redistributionism
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 2008s 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 governments role is, in Mr. Obamas words, to help make sure that everybodys got a shot? To tax is to redistribute. To govern is to redistribute
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. Its 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 campaigns desperate, clownish portrayal of Mr. Obama does this important debate a serious disservice.
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