Clay,
McCains campaign (and folks here) are using one of the 'Bad Words' of American politics in order to associate Obama with un-American thinking.
I'm sure you know that the Constitution did not declare that have a capitalist or socialist government, but it only defined how that government was to operate. The perfect capitalist society would have all of us be slaves, but then there would be no markets; the perfect socialist society would have all of us with equal incomes, but then there would be no drive to excel and build additional wealth.
CdC is right about the tax credit for SS and medicare. However, Obamas tax plan, for the most part, is a big stimulus package that I'm sure the GOP will repeal as soon as they can.
Welcome to the mess...try not to get yourself banned!
Steve