claim: "redistribution" has "never been a characteristic of america."
author: mitt romney
evidence_1: sep 23, 2014 ... this belief in what romney called “redistribution,” has, he argued, “never been a  characteristic of america.” romney's statement wasn't true at ...
evidence_2: sep 18, 2012 ... wealth redistribution, he added, has “never been a characteristic of ... to  redistribute wealth but to spur investment in the u.s. economy.
evidence_3: sep 28, 2012 ... the united states has a long history of redistribution of wealth for the social good , and the real ... it's never been a characteristic of america.”.
evidence_4: sep 19, 2012 ... the republican presidential candidate has been battered by news coverage  dissecting his ... “it's never been a characteristic of america.
evidence_5: oct 1, 2012 ... though redistribution of wealth through obamacare and other means ... the  stance, arguing that “it's never been a characteristic of america.”.