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Originally Posted by dogzilla
What difference does it make whether Joe the Plumber was really planning to buy a plumbing business or whether he was a phony trying to trap Obama? The fact is that he got Obama to admit on camera that his plan was to redistribute people's wealth. That's wrong. If I want to redistribute any wealth I might have, that's my right. It's not the government's right to redistribute it for me.
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So any income tax system that results in someone paying a higher amount than someone else is wrong and violates their rights? The only way to implement such a system would be to send a tax bill for the same amount to everyone regardless of income. Even a flat rate tax would result in redistribution of income. I think when Obama mentioned redistribution of wealth he really meant income, as there is was no discussion about taxing net worth. I imagine even McCain would admit to being in favor of high income groups paying more than lower ones since he was against the Bush tax cuts.