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Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate
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."
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How is income not a good measure?
When you are 2-3 standard deviations above average regardless of where you are on the expenses side of the ledger you are privileged.