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Originally Posted by peter12
I think the emerging discussion regarding income and privilege is quite interesting. In the modern economy, your intelligence is what marks you more than anything as someone you will earn high wages. The symbolic analysis required of many high wage jobs can only be done by people with the requisite IQs. Now, as intelligence is probably 40-80% inherited, and is only slightly boosted by social environment (household, education), and is probably slightly boosted by other factors (hard work, ambition, aggression), it could be argued that you can't really justify your income solely on the basis of merit, but more-so on the basis of luck. Simple, evolutionary luck. So probably an argument for marginally progressive taxation.
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I wouldn't even say intelligence per se but intelligence in the "right" areas: Sciences, math, engineering, business. There are other manifestations of "intelligence" that simply isn't rewarded monetarily to nearly the same extent in the world as it stands. It may not even be recognized as intelligence.
And honestly in the world today you often even need to have advanced degrees in those areas to truly advance and move up tax brackets quickly.