Indeependent
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Suppose you work for somebody (not because you want to, but because it's the best job you can find), and the boss pays you far less than the work you are giving him is worth. Suppose you're busting your ass, and even supplying a pretty good skill, and he's still paying you just minimum wage.
So the difference between what he SHOULD be paying you and what he IS paying you, in essence, he is STEALING from you.
So when his taxes are raised, and that wealth is redistributed back to you, that is like if that boss, a thief, grabbed your wallet, ran away with it, you chased after him, tackled him, and took back your wallet > are you stealing from him ? No ? Same thing with redistribution of wealth. He stole from you. You are taking back what was really was YOURS to begin with, which he stole from you, by underpaying you.
First you would have to demonstrate that your work is worth more than what your boss is paying you. If it was, you could easily get a better paying job elsewhere. The fact that you can't indicates that you're getting paid pretty close to what you're worth. Even if you weren't, that's the amount you agreed to. That isn't stealing.
The wealthy haven't stolen a thing from anyone, so your theory is pure horseshit.
1. Of course, you have to demonstrate, and that is understood as a GIVEN in a hypothetical case. Get it ?
2. No you may NOT easily get a job anywhere. The economy is bad. White males face constant affirmative action discrimination, and in a bad job market, often, you have to know somebody to get a job. Also, many employers hire foreign immigrants to have cheap labor. You could also be discriminated against because of a low credit score, or any number of other very dumb reasons.
Your theory has a hole in it the size of Texas.
More like India or China.