Part of why Obama is a problem for the USA

Talking politics:

I'm not exactly excited over either candidate (McCain or Obama), but Obama is definitely NOT the person to put in charge of the country. His plans are based off of monies that the government doesn't have (yet), and the plan is to raise taxes on the "wealthy" and "businesses". So, I suppose you'll be fine as long as:
- You don't own a business
- You have no desire to become wealthy yourself
- You don't work for a business
- You don't get a paycheck from a business
- You don't work for someone who is currently wealthy and owns a business
The problem with Obama's plan is that it puts a tax burden on those who have been successful, thereby discouraging success. If I happen to be lucky enough to start up a successful company from scratch, and now the government is going to take more of my money and hand it over to those "more in need", it won't take long before I decide to close up shop. That has the additional problem of removing tax revenue from the federal government, thus forcing tax increases on the rest of us to "fund" those helpful programs that Obama wants. Not a good plan.

On the other hand, additional tax breaks and reductions on businesses will reward the successful and increase jobs (economics 101). This allows more jobs, more pay increases, and obviously more money spent.

The biggest problem is that many seem to see the government programs as "free" money or services. Trouble is, that is NOT the case. Us tax paying workers are funding this government and it's programs. Regardless of how Obama wants to "spin" it, national healthcare, educational subsidies, and other hand-outs are going to be funded by tax payers. The level of spending that Obama has in mind will obviously result in more tax increases than just the "wealthy" and "businesses". It's going to cost all of us.

Obama simply doesn't understand what has made the USA the best nation in the world to live in, and continues to be the place where most of the world would rather be. McCain may not be the best choice, but he does have more understanding than Obama.

Get over your "celebrity admiration" of Obama, and give reasonable thought to what really makes our country great. Obama is more of a politician than he is a leader.

In the USA, you should be allowed to be successful without punishment ("pursuit of happiness" and all that). If that's taken away, what's left to motivate the inventor and pioneer?