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Old 10-14-2009, 05:54 PM  
kane
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Originally Posted by baddog View Post
It is not a redistribution of wealth. If he did not pay taxes he would not have received it.
Sure it is. If he paid even $10 in taxes he would have gotten the check. In his case he is married and has 3 kids so the check was for around $2,400 of which around $1,800 came from the top 5% of earners. If you put a tiny amount into the pot and a rich person puts a huge amount into the pot then everyone takes an equal amount back out of the pot, that is redistributing the wealth.
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