[Vision2020] Obama the Redistributor

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More proof that Barack Obama meant what he said about redistribution
in his NPR interview:

>From the March-April 1996 issue of "New Ground," the official journal
of the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America — who endorsed Obama:

"One of the themes that has emerged in Barack Obama's campaign is
"what does it take to create productive communities", not just
consumptive communities. It is an issue that joins some of the best
instincts of the conservatives with the better instincts of the left.
He felt the state government has three constructive roles to play.

"The first is "human capital development". By this he meant public
education, welfare reform, and a "workforce preparation strategy".
Public education requires equality in funding. It's not that money is
the only solution to public education's problems but it's a start
toward a solution. The current proposals for welfare reform are
intended to eliminate welfare but it's also true that the status quo
is not tenable. A true welfare system would provide for medical care,
child care and job training. While Barack Obama did not use this term,
it sounded very much like the "social wage" approach used by many
social democratic labor parties. By "workforce preparation strategy",
Barack Obama simply meant a coordinated, purposeful program of job
training instead of the ad hoc, fragmented approach used by the State
of Illinois today.

"The state government can also play a role in redistribution, the
allocation of wages and jobs. As Barack Obama noted, when someone gets
paid $10 million to eliminate 4,000 jobs, the voters in his district
know this is an issue of power not economics. The government can use
as tools labor law reform, public works and contracts."
http://www.chicagodsa.org/ngarchive/ng45.html

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