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I don't necessarily agree with that when seen through the lense of what I feel is redistribution - since a large portion of taxes DO go to benefit "everyone rather than individuals", that wouldn't be a redistribution vehicle. The others you mentioned definitely would be though.
I liked the post that stressed that extreme socialism or capitalism makes for a lousy economic system.
I think we take away from a lot of hard work that high-income earners have put in by immediately shunning them for being financially successful. I think we judge a lot of low-income earners who have put in a lot of hard work and haven't had the same circumstances to enable themselves to be financially successful.
One thing's for certain - if you make it big in the US you
never did it alone. The system, structure, market, regulations, laws, etc. all helped along the way. Let's be grateful for a free country, work hard to provide for ourselves, and be generous with what we accumulate.