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Originally Posted by Flint
Yet when I hear "wealthy people...should be taxed more" with no qualifying statements as to what that means, I think of a man who may have been working two jobs to support his family, but instead opted to cut some expenses and find a way to go to night school to get a degree, get a better job, and maybe, through years of applying good work ethic, save up enough money to make a few investments beyond college and retirement savings, and aquire some wealth. Nobody handed him that wealth, he fought for it tooth and nail. Maybe he looks now to the financial security of the future generations of his family. He has the right to do that.
Should we simply look at this "rich greedy bastard" who maybe drives a fancier car than us, lives in a very large house, and say "You have too much, we're taking some of that"??? That isn't right. That isn't ethical.
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I think of someone who recieved a quality public school education, recieved a Pell Grant, or a low-interest government loan, went to a state college, started his business with help from the Small Business Administration, or took over his father's business. He certainly benefitted from having a government which he may not have contributed largely to as he accumulated his wealth. Now, if our society wants to maintain our education system, infrastructure, safety system, etc., the wealthy are the only ones who can support it. Asking the middle class to contribute more, or get less, is like trying to get blood from a stone.