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Old 11-05-2005, 07:18 PM
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Default Re: Should US wealth be redistributed?

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Originally Posted by Bruce Wayne
If it should be redistributed it should be done via voluntary contributions and not state controlled taxation.
I don't know about the U.K., but in the U.S. the percentage of income that goes to charitable contributions is pretty small, almost inconsequential. If you cut taxes dramatically, charitable contributions would go up a little bit but not much.
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