FH, here's another great interview that everyone should watch.
Thomas Sowell (another former Marxist) on Human Events (speaking on "spreading the wealth around")
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http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid84373922001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAAEgPHzIk~,BJe2Go9mAY-DI01HevyIXYBxEhQiTyJk&bclid=91018198001&bctid=1257157829001
"People don't only get wealthy because they are greedy, they get wealthy because others give them money for something that they think is worth it"
".....what is happening with the obama administration is an attempt to spread the wealth is actually spreading the poverty"
both quotes are paraphrased