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He's talking about the rich as a class of people, not him as an individual. He just happens to be a part of that class. He wouldn't suggest higher taxes if he weren't prepared to deal with the extra burden.
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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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