[quote=ocrenter][quote=Brutus]ALL of the Governments “resources” come from the taxpayers. The government has no money of its own. He WAS talking about redistribution of wealth, he WAS exactly talking about redistribution of wealth, and he was ONLY talking about redistribution of wealth.
Spin it any way you want, he is a socialist, and that means he wants to redistribute wealth. AND, ACCORDING TO YOUR QUOTED ARTICLE, HE ADMITS IT.

“Pooling resources” = taxing those that have.
“Government systems” = the IRS
“Facilitate SOME redistribution” = redistribution according to socialist dogma.

“Foster innovation” = something that will NEVER happen. A socialist wet dream.[/quote]

by that very definition, anyone that espouses the idea of having a government that collects taxes IS a socialist.[/quote]

Very true. Any taxation other than a flat tax…and by that I mean $X per person…is a redistribution of wealth. Income tax at 10% of income is a redistribution of wealth. Property taxes, computed any way other than based on square footage of land is a redistribution of wealth.

I find it hilarious that some have seized recommendations of some higher tax rates as a sudden redistribution of wealth. In the US, taxation has ALWAYS been a redistribution of wealth. Does that mean we have always had a socialist economic system? I don’t think so.