But you don't seem to understand the issue with "redistribution".
What are you going to do? Increase the minimum wage? How does that help the Middle Class? Especially when the cost of goods and services would UNDOUBTEDLY increase. You've just taxed the wealthy, and threw that money into social programs.
It's way more complicated that simply taxing the rich. Where will the money go?
Artificial civic job creation. Return some manufacturing to this country. Put
significantly more cash into the education system.
Use more of the rich's money to fund the social programs that
you and I are already paying for.
If that raises the cost of goods because the rich raise prices, then they'll feel it again when their tax burden raises again. At some point every beaten dog learns to stop chewing on your shoes.*
The reality is, while you could argue that higher demand would raise cost for everyone it's simply bullshit. Poor people aren't going to buy new iPads. They're going to spend newly gained income on the rent they formerly couldn't pay, or upgrade their housing situation. Even if that means more housing has to be built, that creates jobs, it doesn't hurt the economy, it actually immediately recycles that cash.
As for food, we overproduce food in this country already. The US government
destroys food that it purchases every year so that farmers don't have to undercut their own prices. If more people can afford to buy those goods, the government doesn't have to buy it, production remains
steady, and more people get to actually, you know, eat.
There are answers to the questions. The wealthy (or those who aspire to be at any cost) aren't usually interested in them though.
None of this has anything to do with the minimum wage either.
* I do not condone beating dogs.