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Old 10-19-2008, 05:25 PM   #58 (permalink)
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maybe you mean, shouldn't have the right to redistribute wealth rather than doesn't have the right, because the government certainly does have the right to do so. and contrary to some posts, it's not your personal wealth. you do realize that the greenbacks in your wallet are owned by the government that prints them?

amend the claim to, "the government should not have the right to distribute wealth I've earned" and the argument starts to gain traction as an ideal. but the claim that the government does not have the right to do what it wants with your personal wealth is factually wrong on both counts.
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