In other words, the goal of progressive taxation, financial regulations and government take-over of private industry is simply to be putitive and punish people who obtain wealth, rather than being a means to help the poor? You might be right actually, a lot of people seem to feel that way.

Its too bad Jesus didn't seem to be aware that the threat of being arrested by armed security forces working for a socialist regime could be used to force rich people to hand over their money. He kept talking about "free will" and being charitable and volunteering to give up your possetions; you know, all that naive stuff.

Give Michael Moore a red beret instead of his baseball cap, and an AK-47 instead of a cheeseburger, and now we have an even better and more effective savior for all mankind. And if you don't repent - i.e. hand-over what you own to the government? Off to the Gulag for you. Halleluja.