john maddente | midwestern clarity

Wikipedia image Another Progressive I've known as long as Mortimer (since childhood) read my last post - I'll call him "Cameron" - and he takes issue with my claim, "Wealth re-distribution is the Excalibur sword of most Progressives."   Cameron feels it is only reconciliation for "30 to 40 years" of growing disparity between the wealthy and the less fortunate.  Cameron's beef is summed up thus: "So John, I have a question for everyone out there that talks about this so called wealth redistribution. Based upon the facts I have cited, why was it okay for that wealth redistribution to go on during the 80's, 90's and into the 2000's, but now it's not when it goes the other way around?" "Cameron, Thanks for taking the time to read my last post and share your views.  I appreciate it. Regarding CEO pay at the S&P 500; I don't feel it's a useful benchmark for a public policy discussion, because b...