How is this disproportionate? It's closely representative of the two groups' respective incomes, and if you consider wealth then the gap is even more skewed toward the top.
Of course it is disproportionate. A tiny fraction of income producers are charged hundreds or even thousands of times over for services they don't use or under-utilize.
- Top earners don't need regular law enforcement
- Top earners send their kids to private schools
- Top earners don't participate in Medicaid or Medicare
- Top earners don't draw SSDI and often don't even draw SS
So you have people who put millions and more into the system and take virtually nothing out of it.
But I do understand why you'd think that's fair. In your mind, you're entitled to a slice of everyone's earnings. I find it ironic that slavery is considered so horrible but it's perfectly acceptable to some people to confiscate 50% of another person's labor.
And in a weird way, the system works. People vote-in larger and larger government, which in turns creates an even large pot of money to steal from, which makes that pot of money even more attractive to lobbyists and special interests. That's why everyone from both sides of the political spectrum have a moral obligation to pick our carcass clean. Hopefully the US can be an example to others someday of how not to run a government.
And since none of you did it voluntarily, certainly no thanks are due.
Wow, I'm shocked that you'd be unappreciative of taxpayers picking up someone else's tab.
Let me pick an extreme hypothetical example: Let's say someone spent their life in dead-end jobs. No retirement built-up, no healthcare benefits, no life insurance or disability. Then let's say for the last handful of years they could work, they land a cushy government job and hand taxpayers the bill for their retirement and healthcare. Should a person in that situation who is being bailed-out by taxpayers be appreciative?
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