I should have used the word socialism instead of redistribution to make it more clear on my stance, but I didn't want to get political.

You are right though, butchering the middle and upper class with taxes then passing it around does help people out of poverty -- At the cost of making our future generations poorer, happens every time through out history. I am heavily against government welfare. For markets to survive it need competition, not cooperation through government bureaucracy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e50fQLyebI

That crosses into personal attack and we ban accounts that do that, regardless of how wrong or ignorant someone else is. Please post civilly and substantively, or not at all.

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>lobby the policymakers to create barriers to entry.

That's why Trump imposes lifetime ban on some lobbying, five years for others. The TPP getting shot down was a big win as well, these are regulations we need to stop government corruption. The west is waking up!