Redistributive in example sentence

One candidate for the Senate in the recent US elections, Erskine Bowles of North Carolina (a former chief of staff to President Clinton) was judged bold and foolhardy not for proposing redistributive tax increases, but simply for placing a higher priority on the federal government paying for prescription medicines than on a further cut in the highest marginal tax rate.

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But globalization also has redistributive effects.

But we also have to be very aware that there are redistributive consequences, that importantly, low-skilled immigration can lead to a reduction in wages for the most impoverished in our societies and also put pressure on house prices.

In normal times, fiscal policy would support monetary policy, including by playing a redistributive role.

To avoid such an outcome, the EU must transform itself from a redistributive union ruled by the majority to an optimal and voluntary union ruled by unanimity – one that conforms to the Pareto principle.

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