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*"Three-fifths to two-thirds of the [[deficit spending|federal budget]] consists of taking property from one American and giving it to another. Were a private person to do the same  thing, we'd call it theft. When government does it, we euphemistically call it [[income redistribution]], but that's exactly what thieves do — redistribute income.  Income redistribution not only betrays the founders' vision, it's a [[sin]] in the eyes of [[God]]. I'm guessing that when God gave [[Moses]] the [[Ten Commandments|Eighth Commandment]], 'Thou  shalt not steal,' I'm sure he didn't mean 'thou shalt not steal unless there was  a majority vote in Congress.'"<ref>[http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams020806.asp ''Bogus Rights'']</ref>

*"Three-fifths to two-thirds of the [[deficit spending|federal budget]] consists of taking property from one American and giving it to another. Were a private person to do the same  thing, we'd call it theft. When government does it, we euphemistically call it [[income redistribution]], but that's exactly what thieves do — redistribute income.  Income redistribution not only betrays the founders' vision, it's a [[sin]] in the eyes of [[God]]. I'm guessing that when God gave [[Moses]] the [[Ten Commandments|Eighth Commandment]], 'Thou  shalt not steal,' I'm sure he didn't mean 'thou shalt not steal unless there was  a majority vote in Congress.'"<ref>[http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/williams020806.asp ''Bogus Rights'']</ref>

==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/index.html Walter Williams Homepage at GMU]

*[http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/index.html Walter Williams Homepage at GMU]

*[http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/misc/econcitizen/ Economics for the Common Citizen]

*[http://www.gmu.edu/departments/economics/wew/misc/econcitizen/ Economics for the Common Citizen]

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