I don't think you'll find many people advocating giveaway programs to the poor.

...that is, depending on what you think Medicare and Social Security are in that respect.

We need revenues to rebuild our infrastructure - and by that I mean everything from roads to schools.

It's not going to be so much 'taking away from the rich' to 'give to the poor' as it is having 'the rich' pay for what we're trying to maintain. I think it's far more likely to try and institute policies that will strengthen the middle class which has been declining for some time now.

The facts are that we're taxed at a lower rate overall than any time since the 1950s (which a few posters say is the kind of time that they long to return to).

The old days of Democrat giveaway plans are a thing of the past, I think. After all, remember that it was during the Clinton administration when welfare reform was passed and the prescription drug plan was passed under Bush - so you can't make the same kinds of predictions that used to be standard talking points. Now, you may have arguments about some kinds of programs that will undoubtedly come out - like what to do about student debt, if you take Obama's recent speeches as an augur.