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02-15-2005 11:25 AM 		Reply to: Message 15 by Dan Carroll
02-15-2005 10:59 AM

This article is my personal favorite. (Although in fairness, it's not by Rand herself.)
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Isn't that redundant?
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Aslan is not a Tame Lion
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02-17-2005 1:54 PM

General question
Does creating wealth have value without redistribution?
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jar
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02-17-2005 4:09 PM 		Reply to: Message 38 by portmaster1000
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Re: General question
If I was a baron of old collecting arbitrary taxes from serfs then that is redistribution without any creation of value. Simply the serfs have less and I have more.
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They received nothing?
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If I run a drink stand and make profits from the drinks I sell I am automatically distributing any wealth and value I create.
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I may have to pay rent for drink stand. Landlord gets part of my sales.
I have to buy cups. Cup supplier gets part of my sales.
I have to buy drink mix. Kraft gets part of my sales.
etc.
etc.
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What do I do with my profits? If I buy a new bike. Trek gets a nice sale they wouldn't have gotten save for my drink stand creating value.
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How is that different from any other system?
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