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To: Lane3 who wrote (322644)1/24/2007 11:10:46 AM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 1574849
 
Any change in tax policy is a "redistribution" in the common English sense of the word in that the change from the status quo "redistributes" some previous redistribution or some previous redistribution.

Leaving aside the term of art, re-distribution would mean something like distribute again. Taxes would be distribution/re-distribution to the government, but changing the amount that tax payer A and tax payer B pay wouldn't be distributing money between them. It isn't dividing or dispensing government money to them.

re·dis·tri·bu·tion Pronunciation (rds-tr-byshn)
n.
1. The act or process of redistributing.
2. An economic theory or policy that advocates reducing inequalities in the distribution of wealth.

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Definition 2 - Is the term of art you mention. Definition one is just using a different from of the word as a definition.

Going to that word

re·dis·trib·ute Pronunciation (rd-strbyt)
tr.v. re·dis·trib·ut·ed, re·dis·trib·ut·ing, re·dis·trib·utes
To distribute again in a different way; reallocate.

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Distribute
dis·trib·ute Pronunciation (d-strbyt)
v. dis·trib·ut·ed, dis·trib·ut·ing, dis·trib·utes
v.tr.
1. To divide and dispense in portions.

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