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Evidently there are some people who want the best for society, while others only want the best for themselves.
I'd sooner call low wages immoral than I would taxation.
The assumption I see too often here is that poor people aren't hardworking and don't deserve what they cannot afford.
If one busts one's ass to make a living but, well, can't make a living out of it, while another does the same but makes several livings out of it, don't you think the system is a little broken?
I think anyone who's wealthy and knows better wouldn't want to eliminate all rebalancing methods to help the poor. What do you think would happen if you eliminated progressive taxation and social programs that help the poor? Would the country be better off?
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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