final blog post

I have always personally felt like everyone was a little too hard on the upper class. I think it’s easy for people in the lower and middle class to sit and say “They have so much money; they should give some away or pay higher taxes”. Honestly though, if you were in their shoes, you would probably act the exact same way. We mostly judge because we are jealous. We think they should pay higher taxes because it is less of a dent in their income than it is in ours, but losing that money still matters to them. Most of them work hard, or at least harder than most middle class workers do. The stress at work many of them take on is a huge burden that warrants a high income. Managing a large company is a lot of long hours and a lot of stress, even when they are not working. Someone working at a gas station does not go home and stress about their business. When you manage or own a company, you are constantly thinking about work. This is one reason why I do not think that the rich should have to pay a higher percentage of their income to taxes. They should not be punished for making more. Yes, it is less than a burden to them, but it makes no sense to make them pay more just because they make more. That is extra money in their pocket that could be spend to help move more money into the economy. People need to stop being so critical of the rich.