Should we tax the rich more and give to the poor?

Taxes
are a primary tool for redistributing income from the wealthy to lower
income earners. The economic impact of the redistribution of income is a
highly debated topic and arguments are generally formed in the Tax
Reduction/Increase debates.

The following two sites look at world income distribution and provide a comparison over time

http://www.globalpolicy.org/social-and-economic-policy/global-injustice-and-inequality/inequality-of-wealth-and-income-distribution.html

And:

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2007/02/

Data
for the U.S. are also available from the Census Bureau at:
http://www.census.gov Search for income distribution. From the Heritage
Foundation, a conservative think tank, here is an article that addresses
the impact of tax changes:

http://www.heritage.org/taxes/report/the-correct-way-measure-the-revenue-impact-changes-tax-rates