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    Jun122008

    Why some Dems don't like "redistribution"

    DateThursday, June 12, 2008 at 09:05AM

    I mentioned here the concepts of "redistribution" and "predistribution" that are in tension within Democratic politics, as described by Matt Bai here.  This New York Times article is a good example of one reason why the predistributionists object to the redistribution concept--it's unreliable.  The House passed a bill to extend jobless benefits but Bush has threatened to veto it and there is not (yet?) a veto-proof majority in the House. 

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