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Originally Posted by ernie
I can afford to give more to help out those that don't because yes I make more and am in a privileged situation. . .
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This is all well and good, but why is someone's income the standard proxy for determining whether they are (or are not) in a "privileged situation" and thus should pay more (or less) in taxes relative to someone else?
Just because you may be in a privileged situation does not mean that someone else who earns the same as you is as well, and thus can also "afford to give more."