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In reply to the discussion: How about raising the Medicare age on the top one percent? [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)"You seem to think you know how ALL "rich people" think, and put them all in the same evil class, when it's clear you are projecting your own fantasies onto some villain whom YOU fabricated. "
...pretend to know "how ALL 'rich people' think."
What I do know is that if the proposal to raise the age wasn't being pushed by powerful people, it wouldn't be at the top of the agenda, driving the debate, being sold as something good.
"As for taxes, when rich people contribute a larger portion of their income for taxes, they at least receive something in return: city services, defense, FDA, FAA, etc. "
What? The top one percent do not contribute "a larger portion of their income for taxes." More dollars is not the equivalent of a "larger portion." Did you miss the entire debate, starting with the Buffett rule?
Also, public services are there for the common good.
"You want rich people to contribute a significantly larger portion to to Medicare, yet receive LESS than everyone else does. That is simply not how universal services should work."
No I do not, and they are not contributing a "larger portion" to Medicare. They contribute at the same rate as everyone else.
You seem to lack an understanding of how this works.