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Old 10-17-2008, 01:46 PM
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Since I appear to be standing alone, I figured I better explain my response.

The best form of wealth redistribution I can think of is charity. Yes, I believe in charity. That is what caused me to answer yes to the poll.

Theft and fraud also qualify as wealth redistribution. No, I don't believe in those.

Taxation is wealth redistribution. Taxation schemes that have the wealthier pay more make sense to me. No, I don't think that taxation should be so extreme that businesses stop being in business, or that the wealthy are not motivated to work. I just think that asking every member of society to pay exactly the same dollars in taxes isn't a workable concept, so in that sense yes, I believe that taxation should redistribute wealth.

Extreme questions will produce extreme answers. The debate lies in the interpretation. I also like Quicksilver's post just above this one.
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