re: #630 thedopefishlives

I’ve been staying out of it so far, but I think this sums you up pretty nicely. No offense, but if I want to be generous and support the poor, it should be my choice, not foisted on me because someone else thinks it’s my obligation to do so.

The point that I am trying to construe is that the wealthiest Americans are the ones who are by far benefiting the most from our current social construct. And in exchange for that, they are expected to pay their share of taxes.

You think it’s possible to become a multi-millionaire without a lower class to do all of the shit jobs in this country? Of course not. Whether the oligarchs recognize it or not, their lives of luxury are made possible by a bunch of underclass workers toiling away. So sack up, and pay your goddamn taxes. It’s really not that bad. And quite frankly, I know for a fact that the effective tax rate the wealthiest Americans are paying is lower than the rate I am paying on my income.