&gt; Tax breaks do not distribute income. Not up, not down, not at all. Thus tax breaks to not redistribute income either.<p>Okay so I am now dictator of the USA. I set the tax rate to 100%. But boys get a 100% tax break.  Girls pay the as listed 100% tax rate.<p>I am not redistributing wealth from girls to boys?  Someone has to pay for the government which helps everyone. In my case, girls pay 100% of it. Boys have money to spend on food and toys at the end of the day, girls have nothing.