I’m not Joe the Plumber

I’m Joe the engineer but I did like what I heard in the encounter between Barack Obama and Joe Wurzelbacher.

My opinion after thinking a little about this is that the taxpayer must give people the chance to succeed in life, regardless of their background. I strongly believe in healthy competition and reward for risk and investment. But I believe that there is a dangerous trend towards letting lower and middle classes sink into a perpetual struggle for existence while those born into wealth are let off with a life of privilege, an aristocracy of sorts. This is why I think Barack Obama’s focus on education, healthcare and tax cuts for incomes under €250,000 is praiseworthy.

HT: saw the video first on ellybabes’ blog

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4 Responses to “I’m not Joe the Plumber”

  1. Michael Barry Says:
    October 21st, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    I think it turns out that he isn’t Joe the plumber either

    http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2008/10/joe_theumwhatever.html

  2. admin Says:
    October 22nd, 2008 at 12:06 am

    I was aware of that and I made sure not to refer to him as a plumber but as Joe Wurzelbacher. I didn’t highlight it because it’s not his personal background that is important to me, but rather the questions he raised and the answers given

  3. John Browne Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    His name’s not Joe either!

  4. Joe Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 4:36 pm

    ah now! His name is Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher so I’ll forgive him for using his middle name

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