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Re:Really rich people are suddenly paying quite a bit more i... by gnaritas on Thursday December 31, 2015 @12:31AM (#10816351)
> If he/she earned it legally, they deserve it.

Utter nonsense. Legal doesn't equal moral nor does it mean fair. Slavery was legal, that doesn't mean the slave owners deserved the profits from their labor (you apparently think it does). Legals means nothing more than we can't put you in jail yet.

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Re:Really rich people are suddenly paying quite a bit more i... by Zhenya on Thursday December 31, 2015 @12:36AM (#10816364)
Eyeroll. And who decides morality? You? No thanks.
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Re:Really rich people are suddenly paying quite a bit more i... by dang on Thursday December 31, 2015 @02:31AM (#10816669)
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Re:Really rich people are suddenly paying quite a bit more i... by gnaritas on Thursday December 31, 2015 @12:39AM (#10816371)
No, we; that's what democracy is for, we evolve and over time, the law catches up as the common morality evolves. Or do you really think slave owners deserved their money because it was made legally? That was your argument, that legal means they deserve it, stand by your argument.
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Re:Really rich people are suddenly paying quite a bit more i... by Zhenya on Thursday December 31, 2015 @12:45AM (#10816388)
And "we" decide laws. I'll stick to those.
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Re:Really rich people are suddenly paying quite a bit more i... by gnaritas on Thursday December 31, 2015 @01:12AM (#10816478)
I didn't say you shouldn't, I just said being legal doesn't make something just; that's a fact.
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