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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
Taxing higher income earners allows for us to have a society that is able to support social programs that encourage the productivity of our society, leading to gains for everyone, including the so called rich.
I don't think it is about jealousy, but rather about a sense of responsibility for being in a country such as Canada that has provided people with the opportunity to be rich  |
Don't get me wrong, fundamentally I get it.
I just don't think a lot of people realize how hard some of the big earners work to get to where they are. They just think they were handed a 200k/yr job just because.
I have a cousin who is an OB-GYN/ specializes in highly risk pregnancies and is an inter womb surgeon. She spent 17 years in school/residency to get to where she is. Does she make a crap-ton of money now? Yes. Did she basically sacrifice for over half of her working life to finally get to where she is? Likely more than she'll ever earn back. The same can be said for entrepreneurs that employ hundreds of people, and live/breath and sleep their businesses.
Yes, I get why it makes sense. I just wish all the "OMG! Tax the fat cat silver spoon elite!" understood the sacrifices and risks most wealthy people have made, to put themselves in that position. Most of them work harder and longer than any middle class regular Joe.