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Redistribution of Wealth is Incorrect Terminology

October 15, 2009

Watch the words people say very closely. Especially when they are trying to rob you.

The term "redistribution of wealth" is a ridiculous phrase meant to soften a term more familiar in our language: theft.

Lets consider the two root words separately.

Re-distribution: This seems to imply that something was "distributed" in the first place. Only there WAS NO "distribution." (The word distribution sounds like it is describing turkeys being given off the back of a wagon by the mighty and benevolent king to his lowly serfs). There was no distribution because the money you and I earn is not distributed to us by some mighty power that allows us to have it. No. It was EARNED. So how could something be RE-distributed when it never was distributed in the first place?

Wealth: Is it really wealth? Somehow, the money we earn, after federal taxes, state taxes, local taxes, sales taxes, licenses, fees, registrations, gasoline taxes, property taxes, and almost fifty others, is considered wealth? It is not wealth, but the fruit of one's labors. It is the payment for services rendered. It is the just exchange for the efforts of one's life. Wealth, a word that conjures luxury and lifestyle and the spoils of the inheritance class, is quite another thing altogether. Wealth is "Daddy's money," trust fund money, inherited money, "family" money. Wealth is not the honest wages earned by the hard-working, middle class person.

So what is redistribution of wealth? It is theft by those in power from those under that power.

And don't think it won't affect you because you aren't wealthy. These programs are always begun as "soak the rich" initiatives, but they always turn into "kill the middle-class" annihilators.

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8 responses to “Redistribution of Wealth is Incorrect Terminology”

Cathy – Team Rascals

October 15, 2009

Chris,
Great post. Good stuff.
You are so right. What we get in our paychecks just isn’t wealth!! We’ve seen what wealth does, and hung out with the wealthy, and trust me, what we got ain’t it . . .
We in the middle class don’t need any more “help” from the government in being killed. As Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump said in their book, the middle class is getting squeezed out of existance already! Anything that works like this is just “helping” the process along faster . . .

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Phyllis Hoff

October 15, 2009

Chris:
Great explanation.

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David Phillips – Team Rascals

October 15, 2009

Chris –
Excellent post. Politicians/activists encourage the government to violate “Thou shalt not steal” by encouraging the voters to ignore “Thou shalt not covet.”
Since, as John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people,” getting us to ignore God’s law is their key to getting around the Constitution.
May God bless and save our land.

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Dave Nelson

October 15, 2009

HI Chris,
So what do WE do about it. No matter our finances, we need to send a message to these thieves. Do we organize, put legislation forth for voter approval to strike against the people who want to take from us?
There is no hope from OBAMA- the man who professes hope- he seems bent on trashing America and putting us into the slavery, wether physical or financial, that he claims Lincoln freed people from. When OBAMA says America he means the white person and he is discriminating against us, spouting hate crimes. The sad thing is the Nobel committee isnt in America and can’t see it.
It’s sad when a US President spews hate and tries to rip apart the US way of life, promotes human extinction, broken homes, repression, and then gets upset when the hate he is spewing comes back at him.
That’s my two cents.
Dave in Florida

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Yitz Weiss

October 16, 2009

Chris, this is a GREAT article! Thanks for sharing. I keep hearing about the the US moving toward International Financial Standards Reporting & every time I hear about it, I can’t help but think that the “standards” leading to a “global economy” would naturally lead to a “global” governmental oversight body. That means everyone, everywhere would be under the thumb of the world “majority” to determine what they could or couldn’t do.
Very disturbing – we all live where were do because we enjoy the freedoms, protections and privileges our individual countries offer. The idea of bartering it all away (for what?) is scary indeed.
I’d be very interested in hearing your take on that topic as well!
Great seeing you at the bronze meeting!
All the best,
Yitz

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Sue

October 16, 2009

Couldn’t be said any simpler. Thanks!

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John Dickinson

October 26, 2009

Chris,
Also, if wealth is time and money, how would the government redistribute my time? Does this mean that I will only have to work 20 hours a week for 40 hours pay because someone else needs my hours to be able to work?
Re-disturbing of wealth indeed!
Thanks,
John

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Common sense

January 30, 2010

They need to dust off the Constitution and read it. Theft is a crime and those in Government Offices are obligated to follow it without changing it, otherwise why should anyone work. Companies providing a job don’t pay you unless you work – why do they get tax exemptions to employ you. Whatever happened to charity to care for those in need. Ambition just flew out the window.

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