redistribution of wealth

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redistribution of wealth (countable and uncountable, plural redistributions of wealth)

(economics) The process of redistributing income between members of a society through transfer payments, taxes, etc.

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Aggression and forced redistribution of wealth has nothing to do with the teachings of the world's great religions. Ron Paul

Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such as in America in the 1930s under Roosevelt. Susan George

[I]t's one thing to talk about the redistribution of wealth. It's quite another thing to talk about the redistribution of power. That's more what interests me. Andrea Dworkin

In the last thirty years, there has been a massive redistribution of wealth. Unfortunately, it's gone in the wrong direction. ... All that money that has gone from the middle class to the top 1%, I think it should start coming back to the people who need it the most. Bernie Sanders

I don't believe in a redistribution of wealth. Brad Schneider

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