John McCain defines spreading the wealth through a progressive tax policy as socialism, code for communist. By that definition, any President who had a higher income tax rate on the highest tax bracket than the curent one would by definition be a socialist communist.
According to tax figures gleaned from federal record at Nation Master, Dwight Eisenhower was a big old communist with a 92% tax rate on top earners.
More communist Presidents below the fold.
Presidents and top bracket hiighest tax rate during their terms
FDR 94%
Harry Truman 92%
JFK 91%
LBJ 77%
Nixon 71.75%
Ford 70%
Carter 70%
Clinton 39.6%
Even Ronald Reagan at one point taxed the highest bracket at a slightly higher rate than today. What a socialist he was!
Sorry for the short diary. I couldn't resist.