Income Redistribution
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Income redistribution is the act or government policy of transferring wealth from one group of citizens to another.
Many conservatives view compulsory redistribution as an unjust expropriation of property rights.
Liberals generally support income redistribution based on their belief that individual charitable giving cannot be relied upon and tend to advocate some degree of compulsary redistribution of resources as necessary.
Examples of government programs performing compulsory income redistribution include welfare and progressive taxation.