Comment Not different, not unusual (Score 1) 739
This particular income redistribution plan is only different in that income is redistributed to the poor instead of the rich.
In that respect, it's not at all different from Medicaid, food stamps, etc.
the law has done something rather unusual in the American economy this century: It has pushed back against inequality, essentially redistributing income
That's not at all unusual this century. In this century, Social Security is redistributing income from workers to non-workers at a faster rate than in the previous century. In addition, Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" programs are now redistributing income to the poor at a faster rate than they did in the 20th century.