(15-07-2025, 12:08 PM)heisenberg Wrote:(15-07-2025, 09:02 AM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: And there is the cultural reason underpinning that status, like it or not.
Which isn't something the other privileged groups can claim.
so you Only want "other" people to pay more tax
Fairly large assumption there...
I tend towards the view that everyone should pay tax in accordance with their income; someone on a large income pays more, those on low incomes will pay less so that everyone contributes.
(15-07-2025, 01:23 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: Well, a fair tax system would eliminate obvious disparities like billionaires paying a lower rate than the woman who cleans their bathrooms, surely?
But if creating that fairer system means I pay more, then okay, do that. I really do believe that having the income that means we pay taxes, is a privilege. Contributing to the community is a privilege. I don't understand this need some have to avoid it. For me that's just theft, plain and simple.
Absolutely. Why anyone balks at helping others is something of a mystery, but I suspect teaching empathy in schools might help with that, eventually.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)