In the 2008 presidential election campaign, Barack Obama told Joe the Plumber that his tax plan would help "distribute the wealth" by increasing taxes on people making more than $250,000 a year.This is an example of

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Barack Obama's statement about his tax plan indicates a redistributive policy, meaning that the government would tax wealthier individuals more heavily and use that revenue to support social welfare programs or other initiatives to help lower-income individuals. This is not communism, as it does not involve the government owning or controlling all property and resources. It is not anti-American behavior, as such policies have been debated and implemented in the US for many years. It is not regressive policy, which would disproportionately harm lower-income individuals, nor is it paternalistic policy, which involves the government making decisions for individuals based on the belief that they are not capable of making their own choices.

In the 2008 Presidential Election Campaign, Barack Obama Told Joe