Today, Investor’s Business Daily published a cartoon by political cartoonist Michael Ramirez.  In this cartoon Karl Marx is pictured as a doctor making a house call on behalf of Government Health Care.  Marx is pictured putting on the glove and telling the patient, “Hello, I’m your new doctor…bend over.”  The cartoon is entitled, “The House Call.” (HT: HotAir)

Also today, President Obama was interviewed on the today show by Meredith Vieira who asked him if he would support a surtax on Americans making a certain salary.  In his reply the President promised that the “rich” will need to sacrifice for the sake of the community under his health care plan.

Vieira: “But would you support a surtax on people that are making more than $280,000 a year to help pay for this health care reform?”

The cartoon by Ramirez is not the first time the ideals of President Obama have been associated with the ideals of Marx.  During the 2008 presidential campaign it was then candidate Obama who said to Joe The Plumber,  “I think when you spread the wealth around its good for everybody.”  This phrase was later referenced by an Orlando news anchor when during an interview with Joe Biden she attempted to compare the sayings of Obama with the sayings of Karl Marx.  She asked Biden:

You may recognize this famous quote, “From each according to his abilities to each according to his needs,” that’s from Karl Marx.  How is Senator Obama not being a Marxist if he intends to spread the wealth around?