McCain is going after Obama because the latter told Joe the Plumber that he aims to "share the wealth." Well, yeah. Isn't that a good thing to do? What kind of country, what kind of people, doesn't want to share its national wealth. And what's the alternative. To not share the wealth? To keep it in the hands of the few? I'm not sure that I understand McCain's thinking here.

Sharing Wealth

Obama wants to share the wealth,
His message here is clear,
McCain thinks that's a bad idea,
And something we should fear.

But sharing don't mean equal cuts,
Ones simply based on need,
Though even that's a better deal,
Than the ethos of pure greed.

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