At one time I would have agreed with this but now I see it as classist, violates civil rights, without compassion, and just plain dangerous. Oh how opinions change as we get older and better educated.
Hmmmm... No one has a right to what another person earns. The redistribution of earnings (
not "wealth") is criminal. The liberal zeitgeist of civil rights where none exist is patently wrong.
No one owes you a living. No one owes you happiness. You are free to pursue those things. Work for a living and you will find as much happiness (and self pride!) as the next person. Some people will look for hatred everywhere but within themselves. It's the truth that liberals/communists desire "equality", but only with those they perceive as being "better" than them. For the greater part, you could substitute "better" with "richer". But they don't want anyone to have to work for this "equality". They feeeeeeeeeeeel that would be wrong. It would be unfair, ergo they just decide that the people that "have", should have it taken from them and given to those that have not.
Robin Hood this ain't. Neither is this Swift's "A Modest Proposal".
What's next? How about a variation on the theme of imminent domain? For debate (I never "argue") let's call it "imminent income". Under the auspices of "fairness" the State will take more of what people earn so that they can redistribute those monies, those EARNINGS of those that work to those that are too lazy to work for it. That's "fair"? FTN.
Why not? Imminent domain can be used to take private property for the "greater good" of the "people", even if a judge determines that said "greater good" is for a new shopping center because it will provide jobs to the "people". Why then can they not take private and corporate income for the "greater good". They all ready do.
It is called taxation. And we don't need more of it. What we do need is accountability from our elected officials and our fellow citizens.
Or you can just give the State all of your hard earned money. Remember, it's "for the children".
Only they're not your children.