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title: "10 Redistributing Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [It is morally obscene to regard wealth as an anonymous, tribal product and to talk about 'redistributing' it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/it-is-morally-obscene-to-regard-wealth-as-an-anonymous-tribal-product/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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> [Stealing has always been a way of redistributing wealth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-conyers/stealing-has-always-been-a-way-of-redistributing-wealth/)

[John Conyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-conyers/)

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> ['Redistributing the wealth' - that phrase gets used so much that you almost get numb to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/boots-riley/redistributing-the-wealth-that-phrase-gets-used-so-much-that-you/)

[Boots Riley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/boots-riley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/boots-riley-3549_get_redistributing-the-wealth-that-phrase-ge_1290792.jpg)

> [Ironically, in the full-fledged transfer society, where governments busy themselves redistributing income by means of hundreds of distinct programs, hardly anyone is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-higgs/ironically-in-the-full-fledged-transfer-society-where-governments/)

[Robert Higgs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-higgs/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0f/robert-higgs-12637_better-off_ironically-in-the-full-fledged-transfer_2524414.jpg)

> [We need to keep a very keen eye on our own government. It's getting too rich and redistributing wealth is a sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-pipes/we-need-to-keep-a-very-keen-eye-on-our-own-government-it-s-getting/)

[Richard Pipes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-pipes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/richard-pipes-50376_eye_we-need-to-keep-a-very-keen-eye-on-our-o_2752170.png)

> [Redistributing tokens is a balancing act. In most cases, forks probably want to keep ownership for users constant so users have at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-ehrsam/redistributing-tokens-is-a-balancing-act-in-most-cases-forks-probably/)

[Fred Ehrsam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-ehrsam/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4b/fred-ehrsam-12993_balancing-act_redistributing-tokens-is-a-balancing-act_442447.jpg)

> [It's true that redistributing income to the needy is politically easier in a growing economy than in a stagnant one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-reich/it-s-true-that-redistributing-income-to-the-needy-is-politically/)

[Robert Reich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-reich/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11f/robert-reich-1333_easier_it-s-true-that-redistributing-income-to_1888154.png)

> [The free market is notorious for distributing resources in a highly unequal manner, with great concentrations of wealth at the top and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-mcquaig/the-free-market-is-notorious-for-distributing-resources-in-a-highly/)

[Linda McQuaig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-mcquaig/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d43/linda-mcquaig-38650_bottom_the-free-market-is-notorious-for-distrib_1824035.jpg)

> [The real question is whether the federal government should be in the business of redistributing wealth to equalize the economic status of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-foster/the-real-question-is-whether-the-federal-government-should-be-in-the/)

[Bill Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-foster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99a/bill-foster-8681_business_the-real-question-is-whether-the-federal_1852093.jpg)

> [Some dozens of years ago, there was a debate conducted between people insisting that "this loaf of bread must be redistributed," and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zygmunt-bauman/some-dozens-of-years-ago-there-was-a-debate-conducted-between-people/)

[Zygmunt Bauman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zygmunt-bauman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/zygmunt-bauman-1861_acting_some-dozens-of-years-ago-there-was-a-deb_2378595.jpg)

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