How close is Obama to being a socialist?

Economic Score





This measures how much the candidate believes government should intervene in people's economic lives. Economic issues include retirement funding, budget allocations, and taxes.





A high score (above 60%) means the candidate believes in personal responsibility for financial matters, and that free-market competition is better for people than central planning by the government.


A low score (below 40%) means the candidate believes that a good society is best achieved by the government redistributing wealth. The candidate believes that government's purpose is to decide which programs are good for society, and how much should be spent on each program





Obama scored a mere 18%


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http://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.鈥?/a>|||i think he is a undercover fromer communist spy although he doesn't believe in to communism he is aiming for socialism and advance to communism |||Oops! It looks like you have 1012 misspelling|||Not close enough.|||Not close at all.|||Not at all however he is very close to the White House!|||He's as close to being a socialist as I am to being president!! |||as close as a gnats ***|||Have you looked into the definition of Fascism lately?





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You need a good education...can't say anything worse it would be rude.|||I looked up your site's ratings for Ralph Nader, and it says that Nader and Obama have almost identical scores.





So I'm calling shenanigans. You chose a Libertarian site for your source, and it finds that there are no moderates in the entire campaign, even including third parties. Horsefeathers.|||Actually, Comrade Obama is a Marxist, way past socialism. He is even worse than most professional politicians because he says everyone else should contribute to the collective while he keeps his to himself.|||he redefines it by taking it to a new level!|||The Home Page of those links starts off with a big headline ' Is it over for Obama'? How can I trust what the test results are. I can't. It is very difficult to answer someone whos mind is so totally already made up on this issue that they find made up tests and results by the people who they agree with. I'm going to save you to my Favorites and see what you have to say if he wins. Your awfully sure of yourself.|||Not as close as Comrade Bush.|||Obama has way to many 'red-flags' to be considered at all.


This is one huge flag. Here are a couple more.:


Religious Affiliations:





Louis Farrakan


Rev. Joseph Lowery


James Meeks


Rev. Otis Moss


Rev. Michael Pfleger


Rev. Al Sharpton


Jim Wallis


Rev. Jeremiah Wright








Organizational Affiliations:





ACORN


Arab American Action Network


Davis, Miner, Barnhill %26amp; Galland, P.C.


International Crisis Group


MoveOn


National Council of La Raza


Planned Parenthood Federation of America


Project Vote


Sojourners


The Nation of Islam in America








Academic Affiliations:





Rashid Khalidi


Edward Said


Cornel West








Foundations:





Joyce Foundation


Woods Fund of Chicago








Money Scandals:





Nadhmi Auchi


Robert Blackwell, Jr.


Tony Rezko








Family:





Michelle Obama


Raila Odinga |||Not close at all.





It is the republicans who are currently interfering with the free market by using our tax money and borrowed money from Mainland China to basically give corporate WELFARE to failed businesses in an attempt to salvage a failed system.





Perhaps it is the Bush administration who are socialist (government has grown larger and more expensive, not smaller during the last 8 years).





I would give George Bush a higher score because the current bail-out represents government intervention into the free-market competition as opposed to personal responsibility. My wealth is currently being redistributed to failed banks!!!!!|||Not at all. Maybe you should go to your own island and live if you are too selfish to help others. Everyone needs college and good jobs right now and people like you only care about fetuses and the rich.|||He isn't a socialist. Could you have picked a more biased source?|||Red neck : are your answers cut n paste?





any how if obamas socailist who cares , obviously republicanism and democartic values have drivin us to the brink of bankruptcy and ruin





both partys agreed to fund Iraq the trillion dollar debt is both thier faults.|||not close !|||Not nearly as much of a socialist as our current president.