Reply #43: I didn't say most, I said many

[MajorChode]

I would agree completely that most on DU have a much better grasp of the problem than the average man on the street.

But just try creating a new post complaining about much taxes the upper middle class pays and you'll get a chorus of people who say they only make $8K per year or whatever and how dare someone who makes more than the average complain about anything. What they don't understand is those people aren't the ones that are holding them back. If anything, they are shouldering the biggest burden.

I don't believe in wealth redistribution even under these circumstances. I do believe that hard work should be rewarded with all that society has to offer like a living wage, good benefits, time off, and fair access to the necessities of life, and that all Americans shouldn't have the deck stacked against them when it comes to accumulating capital. That isn't going to happen under our current system of taxation.