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Originally posted by ztawinthropgirl
One thing I have learned in my 23 years is that the more you earn, make, etc. the more is expected of you. Basically, you have more responsibility to others and to yourself. With this said and taxation being discussed (not grades, necessarily), if you make $200,000+, then you have worked hard to gain a certain place in life and you expect to be respected for your attainment, right? I would guess yes. Why can't someone expect something of you? People expect those of us who have college degrees to not act like dumb idiots. The minute you gain a respected position in life or $200,000+ does not mean social and personal responsibility flies out the window.
The more you gain, the more responsibility is given.
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You state that as if it's just the way things are. That may be the way that you perceive them to be, but it's definitely not a unanimous perception.
For someone to "expect" me to give them money because I make a lot isn't really fair to me. It's certainly not just. If some of my friends who decided they'd rather have kids in HS than diplomas expect me to pay their food, rent, etc., and I say no, does that make me a "dumb idiot"?
Social and personal repsonsibility should rest with the each individual. It should be primarily to themselves. That's where our philosophies primarily differ.