Wealthy Kiwis want to pay more tax

[Lilith7]

Surely your not saying we have the resources 
To save the poor from their lot?
There will be poor always, Pathetically struggling
Look at the good things you've got

Heavens no. Our capitalist system requires a big chunk of the population to be poor enough to be exploited.

 Indeed - once that chunk was barely noticeable but these days far more people are struggling to make ends meet. 

Almost as though those already well off decided they 'deserved more' & stuck a dirty great sponge into the pool of wealth in order to soak up even more.