Counterpoints: 1. Redistribution of resources: Only so much of the wealth created by natural resources is reasonable to privatize 2. Redistribution of jobs: S

Counterpoints: 1. Redistribution of resources: Only so much of the wealth created by natural resources is reasonable to privatize 2. Redistribution of jobs: Some factory and service jobs are great and or pay well...but not many. Layoffs are sometimes a necessary step, but they are also a redistribution of wealth 3. Profiteering: Providing low value while acting as a gatekeeper is the source of much wealth. We generally must live with that disparity, but this is a well known redistribution and one that is recognized for it's negative effects on economies 4. Redistribution of power: We can argue all we want about whether Bush was a great president, or whether the American Senate is a beneficial institution, but like it or not they are both clearly getting that power from their hereditary wealth 5. Redistribution of equality: This follows on from power. Why is the Senate mostly men? Why are American presidents all men so far? Why are most senior business leaders men? White? Straight? Root causes please. It's called a patriarchy, and we must tax wealth to bring some balance and help fix some of the ills caused, as well as to reduce the ability to purchase too much inequality (I'm a white male).