American Catholicism's Pact with the Devil

[cmforte]

Please define redistribution of wealth as you understand it.

Does redistribution of wealth include the government allowing tax deductions for say charity and mortgage interest–after all one pays less tax than they otherwise would–other taxpayers–without mortgages are helping others buy their houses. Is this a bad thing? Where is all the angst about this? Where are the protests?

Or is redistribution of wealth only when someone who can’t make ends meet gets some assistance to feed their children?

We all receive assistance from the government–that assistance is called tax breaks and credits.

Actually, tax breaks and credits simply let me keep more of the money I earned

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-Chris

 

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