Bolshevik Nation

We've had, folks, since the 1910s, a graduated income-tax. And, yes, a grand total of sixteen presidents have presided over this particular structure; nine of which have been Republicans. Are we led to believe that all sixteen of these presidents have had at least some socialistic leanings? I mean, seriously, if one of the criteria is that of putting a disproportionate burden on the upper-class for revenues/taxation, then, yeah, you'd probably have to believe so................................................In fact, everybody but Steve Forbes (among recent presidential candidates), Mr. Flat-Tax, you'd probably have to put into this infamous category. Add to that the whole Earned Income Tax Credit thing (another Republican approved policy) and, man/boy, do we ever have a bunch of "commies" down there in Washington...............................................Look, folks, Obama absolutely DID put his foot in his mouth (again, some might say) with that "spread the wealth" comment. But, really, his plan to alter an already graduated income-tax by a mere 3.5% (that being the increased burden for those on the top), basically getting it back to where it was in the 90s, I don't think that that alone constitutes Marxism, socialism, etc...................................................Granted, the fellow might screw up in other regards; the economy in general, foreign policy-wise, etc.. But, no, I don't think that he's going to be turning us into Sweden over-night. And, besides, even if he tries to over-reach in any significant way, he'll probably end up losing Congress in 2010 - and maybe even his own job two years later. We do still have elections, right? I mean, even a Marxist would have trouble stopping those, I would think.