> However, if they were truly being honest, they could easily donate 10-15% of their own income to food banks/red cross/etc. which would actually be vastly more effective in assuaging poverty than a tax increase, even if only Democrats participated.

I don’t see why this has to be true. I’m also not going to sacrifice my resources and be competitively disadvantaged because other people don’t want to pay taxes. I’m going to continue trying to vote for a government that reduces the wealth/income gap, but until the collective decides it and works toward it, it behooves me and my kids to play the game individually.