I voted yes not for egalitarian reasons, but for one very simple economic reason: spreading the wealth will start the process of wealth concentration again - and in the process will stimulate our economy as people have more money to spend.
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Jun 18, 2015
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Precisely. This isn't even a class redistribution issue. It's also an efficiency issue. When you have less inequality, you see more growth, for a variety of reasons, one of which being what you suggest: Each marginal unit of income is more likely to actually be invested or go into consumer goods.
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