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Jul 13, 2015

It is not the solution. It is merely a beginning. Bringing down the rich does not make the poor any richer. There should be an increased emphasis on elevating the poor, working, and middle classes through higher minimum wages and expanded opportunity. Increased taxes on the rich should only be used insofar as to promote the growth of the have-nots and must not become a means of punishing people for accumulating wealth.

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Jul 13, 2015

It's not even a beginning. Obviously the rich should pay taxes. Everyone should. But "Taxing the rich" is not really a solution to anything. Except if you think you have too many rich people, in which case you are strange. :-)

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Jul 27, 2015

Indeed. Taxing rich people alone just creates new rich people. And dismissing the necessary process after the deed is done is not only foolish but dangerous. Is taxing rich people the solution to inequality? It is a good first half of the solution, so it's not a complete no. However, it is not the entirety of the solution, so the answer can't be yes. Ultimately, though, humans have always had it in their nature to measure what they deserve according to either the things they create, the effort they spend daily and/or the conditions they are currently living in.

Whatever, the point is, humans measure what they deserve, period.
The natural thought is not to go and say "that guy over there who has no house and gets drunk everyday deserves a high paying job and a beautiful house and a nice family just like mine", the natural thought is "i'm here because i deserve it, (s)he's there because he deserves it". Indeed, equality is not the original state of nature, so one has to wonder, would people benefit from being considered as the same? I'd say the answer is no. Sure, i'm all in favor for establishing bare minimums, but gifting resources to those who don't ask for them is illogical. Maybe give them to those who do ask. Probably invest them in those who might pay off in the future. You should spend in what you think is best for your country/generation/race, but that's not the same as saying everybody should be equal.

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