I don't disagree with Adam about the people you see that represent the protestors. I remember seeing a ton of pictures of people who were like 100k in debt because of school, getting english degrees and blaming anyone but themselves. I understand at that age you have no concept of the real world but people need to accept responsibility for the decisions they make.
However at the same time, it's terribly naive to say, oh work hard and you can be one of the richest people. Nothing is ever simple, especially getting rich and then being able to enjoy it (saving until you're 80 and having a million dollars then doesn't count).
Why should someone who makes tens of millions of dollars a year pay a lower percentage than I do? Because they can afford a team of lawyers? Why should companies like Boeing get tax refunds instead of paying taxes when the small company I work for ends up paying 35%?
The game is rigged and no, it's not even in the favor of low buck millionaires, let alone someone making the median of like 50k.
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