Scooby Doo wrote:
Income is something that is EARNED, it is not manna from heaven that
just appears.

Correct. All the laws, principles, customs, etc etc of society go into
creating an economic network where some people EARN a lot of money and
others don't.

Did anybody singlehanded created the entire socio-economic network they
live & work in?



... In contrast, a high income person receives, indeed is
entitled to, exactly the same government protections as a low income
person. Less, in fact, if one counts transfer payments.


Wrong. A rich person receives more in the exact proportion that he HAS more.

WHy do you not simply go to rich persons house and demand his fancy car?
Because society would force unpleasant consequences on you. Of course,
they would force the same consequences on a rich person if he demanded
your car at gunpoint, but why would he? He already has a better car,
probably more than one.

Actually, no... society wouldn't force the same circumstances. The law
is much less harsh to the rich. If you doubt that, take a look at how
many millionaires get put on death row for murder.


It's even funnier
when low income people complain about the tax rates of rich people...


Just proves some low income people are intelligent

No, I'd say the opposite.

Another funny thing... a lot of the same people who are highly PO'd
about rich people's taxes (they EARN that money!) are also PO'd about
inheritance taxes.... let me guess, those people worked hard to choose
their parents!

DSK