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→History: Spelling/Grammar Check & Cleanup, typos fixed: Pharoahs → Pharaohs
==History==
==History==
Progressives try to sell ideas of egalitarianism as new, however historically the concept of wealth redistribution is very old, having its roots in the [[Palace economies]] of early city-states. [[Benjamin Franklin]] at the [[Constitutional Convention]] mentioned how the Pharoahs engaged in it.<ref name=convention />
Progressives try to sell ideas of egalitarianism as new, however historically the concept of wealth redistribution is very old, having its roots in the [[Palace economies]] of early city-states. [[Benjamin Franklin]] at the [[Constitutional Convention]] mentioned how the Pharaohs engaged in it.<ref name=convention />
Benjamin Franklin was not the only one who noticed. Another Founding Father, [[James Madison]] made multiple observations regarding the theft of income or assets, "levelling", from one person to another. On June 26, 1787, he said:
Benjamin Franklin was not the only one who noticed. Another Founding Father, [[James Madison]] made multiple observations regarding the theft of income or assets, "levelling", from one person to another. On June 26, 1787, he said: