This is very similar to saying that charities should deal with these issues (homelessness, drug additction, etc) not the government. Charities rely on donations. I strongly think that the government should be dealing with these things.
I think I should be taxed more but I also don't think that me voluntarily paying 1% more tax will change anything. However everyone playing 1% more tax will so fundamentally change everything that it's worth doing.
I don't say "I'd pay more tax if I could" I say "I should pay more tax and so should everyone else earning as much as me"
>I increasingly think an underlying motive of why I study fairly intensely is just to end up better than those who were born better than me.
You might want to consider the fact then that social mobility is generally higher in countries with higher tax rates.
I think I should be taxed more but I also don't think that me voluntarily paying 1% more tax will change anything. However everyone playing 1% more tax will so fundamentally change everything that it's worth doing.
I don't say "I'd pay more tax if I could" I say "I should pay more tax and so should everyone else earning as much as me"
>I increasingly think an underlying motive of why I study fairly intensely is just to end up better than those who were born better than me. You might want to consider the fact then that social mobility is generally higher in countries with higher tax rates.