Every time I see this discussion I am reminded of a childrens story that I swear most people must not have been told growing up. Its called "The Little Red Hen" and it tells the story of a hen who (even though she constantly asks for help) ends up putting in all the work to bake a loaf of bread, and then all the people she asked for help expect to share the bread when she has completed ... The reason I think it is such a appropriate story is that most high income earners put in a lot of effort to develop valueable skills, and/or took on a lot of risk to build a business from the ground up, and none of these people who expect a share of their income were willing to help them.
Certainly, there are exceptions, but a large portion of the low income earners represent a group of people who choose to have fun and party when they were young; and why should they be rewarded for being so self centered and short sighted when, like many people have before them, they could have put in the effort to make their lives so much better.
