That's a silly argument. There's nothing inconsistent about believing that it would be better off for the country as a whole if tax rates are higher, but not volunteering to personally pay higher than the current actual rate.
You play the game by the current rules, not the rules you are advocating the game change to.
> There's nothing inconsistent about believing that it would be better off for the country as a whole if tax rates are higher, but not volunteering to personally pay higher than the current actual rate.
If the country would be better off with $100B additional tax revenue, it would be better off with $5B additional tax revenue.
That's a silly argument. There's nothing inconsistent about believing that it would be better off for the country as a whole if tax rates are higher, but not volunteering to personally pay higher than the current actual rate.
You play the game by the current rules, not the rules you are advocating the game change to.