Sunday, April 1, 2007

Social Darwinism


Barack Obama, as well as John Edwards and Hillary Clinton, spoke at the Communications Workers of America conference on Tuesday. He accused the Bush administration on of pursuing a policy of "social Darwinism" that leaves every man and woman struggling. He vowed to look out for average workers and changes if elected president.

"It's a strategy that we've seen this administration pursue over the last six years, that basically says government has no role to play in making sure that America is prosperous for all people and not just some," Obama said to applause during an appearance before the Communications Workers of America.

The Illinois senator said the attempt to "divvy up the government into individual tax breaks" may be tempting, but government research and investment is what has made advances possible in the United States.

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