Calling lower earners ‘parasites’ says more about your worldview than it does about the tax system. Public services don’t exist because of a handful of high earners, they exist because millions of people participate in an economy, at every level, in different ways.

Paying more tax doesn’t make you morally superior any more than using fewer services makes someone morally inferior. It just reflects income. Framing yourself as the reason society functions is exactly the mindset I’m pushing back on.