[ SECRET POST #2148 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2148 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

It all comes down to I work very hard and make a decent salary. I don't want more than is absolutely necessary to keep society funtioning taken away from me in taxes. It is absolutely not fair that I spent years in school and years building up my career so that I and my family could afford to live comfortably. I don't have millions, not by a long shot. I'm not even affected by this $250,000 income designation. I admit to envy when I look at the incredible homes and lifestyles of the wealthy. But I don't think some kind of jealous vendetta against people who have more than me is the answer. The people who vote in these higher taxes would scream bloody murder if they were asked to pay more themselves, but take it from others? Sure.
What a crock.

[(Anonymous)]

But who are you to say that spending years in school and building your career is any harder work than a janitor (or coal miner, or factory worker) who does an immense amount of regular physical labor, is injured or has their job eliminated by cost-cutting measures, and has retire or to enter a workforce he or she is 30 years behind in training for? Is it really that much to ask that such a person get some help while they readjust to the job market? And who are you to say what applies w/r/t keeping society functioning? Maybe making sure people aren't dying of hunger in the streets is a part of that. Maybe giving some of those misplaced workers training (another part of this terrible "redistribution" the government does) is a part of that too.

Look, if we're getting personal here, my parents are well into upper middle class, and were able to pay for my college education on their own. I was able to find a decent paying job straight out, which I left after saving up enough to go to law school; all things that would have been a lot harder (as in, requiring a lot more hard work) if I'd come from a lower income background, and a lot less likely. I've worked hard, but I know people who've worked ten times harder and will never make what I will, because market economies aren't all about hard work; they're about hard work that's in demand. Which I don't, per se, have a problem with: there's absolutely nothing wrong with making money, even outrageous amounts of money, if the service you provide is really that much in demand. But I also think it's not unreasonable to expect that you should give a little back to the society that's allowed you to make that kind of money, because in a service economy, you're serving people. CEO of Walmart's rich because a lot of people who make way less than him buy his stuff, and so on.

And for what it's worth? I love paying my taxes. Because I'll never be out on the frontlines of a war, but I respect the people who're willing to defend our nation, and the least I owe them is a decent wage and safety net when they come back, plus the same protections for their families and their children; I'll never be out there paving roads myself, but I do sure like my roads paved; and I may personally never have been poor, but that's a matter of luck, because my skills are market-compatible, so I believe in giving people who aren't that fortunate some help (and at my most pragmatic, that's so they won't end up on the streets and/or robbing people out of desperation). Every school I've ever gone to has been a public one, and my education has been amazing, so I believe every student out there deserves that much. These are values I hold, and as an American citizen, even if I disagree with some aspects of public policy, it's a freakin' honor for me to contribute to a country that's given me so much. So don't tell me about screaming bloody murder if I were asked to pay more myself; I'd do it in a heartbeat.

[(Anonymous)]

DA, here. I think I love you.

[(Anonymous)]

Aw, shucks.

I just kind of feel bad about hijacking a secret that was totally not about this. Secret!OP, if you're getting notifications on all of this, I'm sorry :(

[(Anonymous)]

It's sad, but sometimes, this kind of eloquent smack down is just what's needed.

[(Anonymous)]

DA

Damn. You rock, anon.