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To: Lane3 who wrote (10529)	2/1/2006 5:47:25 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541753

I have been using redistributionist to refer to a person, idea, or policy that takes from some and gives to others, with no direction required (a theoretical social program that combined taxes on the working poor and cash payments to the idle rich from the proceeds of the tax would be redistributionist by my definition). I don't see how either of our definitions, could fit with calling tax cuts redistributionist. Also I can't think of any reasonable definition that does fit with that idea. Tim

To: Lane3 who wrote (10529)	2/1/2006 7:48:39 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541753

Ah, so it's the dictionary warfare strategy. The American Heritage dictionary says the "act or process of redistributing." I am aware of that usage. It's the same perspective that calls escalating progressivity "reform. " Not certain what you mean here but if getting back to a more progressive tax structure is what you have in mind, it is certainly reform. Badly needed and well overdue. Just take a look at the everexpanding income gap between the rich and others. And that data rarely accounts for wealth. Sure. Now, how do you expect employee compensation to be rejiggered at such time as that change may be implemented? Oh, lord, I doubt that would be a big problem. The few places I know intimately enough would be so delighted not to have to pay the health insurance premiums for employees that they would be absolutely delighted to make the changes. As for employees, given the propensity to move ever increasing amounts of the premiums to them and from their take home pay, they would be delighted as well. The proverbial, if banal, win-win bit.