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To: Road Walker who wrote (322476)	1/23/2007 3:49:29 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573950

no it isn't. The Fathers didn't want that.

To: Road Walker who wrote (322476)	1/23/2007 4:00:15 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573950

JF, > Every tax takes away from someone and benefits someone else. I would hope that stuff like schools, highways, and homeland security generally benefit society as a whole. Your argument is that government redistribution of wealth also benefits society as a whole. Personally, I'm more for a meritocracy and equal opportunity than simply giving it all away based on need alone. > You don't think the Bush tax cuts were redistribution? Government is taking less money from its citizens, therefore government is doing less redistrubion of wealth. Why do you think Bush's tax cuts amount to redistribution? Do you believe that Bush essentially stole from the poor and gave to the rich? Tenchusatsu

To: Road Walker who wrote (322476)	1/23/2007 7:04:18 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573950

You don't think the cut in the cap gains tax was redistribution? Taking less from Bob, and making no change for Sam isn't redistribution. Even taking less from Bob, and giving less to Sam isn't redistribution. Its a reduction in the amount of redistribution that was already occurring. As for the debt which you mention in later posts, the interest on it will mostly be paid for in income taxes. Most income tax money comes from the fairly wealthy. Redistribution involves taking from some and giving to others. Tax cuts aren't taking from anyone.