So what is the number now?

He's voted to raise taxes 4 times this year on people making $42,500. I won't take his word, I'll look at his voting history

Obama and Biden are obviously not on the same page. Obama will employ spreading the wealth by letting the Bush tax cuts expire, and also by using judges that he appoints to the supreme court to go around the separation of powers act.

Obama has called the Constitution a bill of negative rights. He means to appoint judges to the supreme court that will go further than the Warren court went. These people will effectively circumvent the bill of rights, via separation of powers and let judges redistribute the wealth as they see fit.

In other words if your poor or lower middle class you’ll get money from those who have more.

McCain / Palin

It's not just the number, it's how it's calculated.

For instance, Democrat calculations of "the rich" have often included "imputed rent". What does this mean? If you own your own home it is calculated as if you received rent income. So, while your pay stub may say $50,000/year, to a Democrat you earn $75,000 because of the rent you didn't have to pay on the house you own.

Get medical benefits? Add some for that.

Dental insurance? Add some more.

Disability insurance? Cha-ching.

Life insurance? Congratulations! You're rich!

I wasn't aware that it had changed, and I'm not finding anything in the news that indicates it has. Do you have a link or two? I'd love to read up on this.

FYI, "wealth redistribution" is a misnomer. The rich will be giving more to the government, not to the poor.

The only existing proposal for sending money to the poor is from Bernanke, and he's not associated with either campaign.

You all sound so stupid over the wealth redistribution. Why not criticize Bush for the wealth redistribution for Wall Street? What surprises me is the americans who are criticizing Obama's plan (Same as Bill Clinton and we had some pretty good years.) will never come close to making over 250,000 in their life time to worry about this. Get over it Obama will win Nov. 4th and life will go on.

The final number will be determined by the cost of all the give-aways he has promised. You didn't really think he could pull off his plan without hitting up more of America's "rich" folks, did you.

Give him a couple of years and "rich" will probably be around 50K. I can't wait - I've always wanted to be rich!

The constitution outlines a "progressive tax system", so calling it wealth redistribution is just rhetoric.

The numbers changing around is not good, however.

The final number will be anything you make,,time is short people better wake up

Obama voted 94 times, to raise taxes on anyone making less then $42,000 a year. He is going to tax us to death. That is one thing you can be sure of.

There will be no final number. New taxes for EVERYBODY!!!!!!!! Not just the rich. It is his way to get elected. Such a joke and yet people are buying into his scheming.