Quote Originally Posted by Feanor
Anyway, I really have no problem with the rich paying a disproportionate share of taxes -- even a hugely disporportionate share, in the time when a 1% of the population controls 90% of the wealth. I made the point sometime ago to the sadly conflicted Bobsticks, that the rich would not be rich if they lived on a desert island: they are rich because they have the rest of us to server/exploit, (choose your verb)..
I am not sadly conflicted....my point of view is derived from mercy and caring...but, I refuse to be taken advantage of...

I suspect that if you were in my tax bracket you would also resent the"hugely dispropportionate" rate of taxation if you were in a situation of ridiculous litigiousness, unfair immigration rules and class warfare.

If I were on a deserted island I would still be dominant....cuz that's how I roll..."Rich" is a term derived from the belief that you can place a monetary value on social dominance....there'll always be winners and losers...

We should all take care of each other....ALL...but that's not what's happening in America...

...feel free to disagree, but given your experiences, I can guarantee that your perspective would be different if you were in a different environment or circumstance....