Stop Coddling the Super-Rich

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Kasz216 said:

If that's true, then there shouldn't be a need for progressive taxation, since if those people truley believe that they could support said programs volentairly, and since they're in large numbers.

You wouldn't need government mandates welfare, beause most people would donate too such programs anyway.

Well unless there attitude is "I should be taxed more, but until I do i'm going to blow all this money on myself!"  Which somewhat comes off more a just a positon held as a selfjustifcation so they feel better about their selfishness.

Or simply that there political views are that there should be government run welfare and healthcare programs and that the government should use progressive taxation to fund it. Holding that belief and not donating to charity is not hypocritical or contradictory.