Redistribution Of Wealth

Most developed nations have programs to help the lower classes pay for food, health care and other needs that the lower classes may not be able to afford on their own. In many of these countries, a significant portion of the funding is collection from taxing the wealthy at many times the rate of the average worker. This is essentially, a practice which forces the wealthy do more than their fair share to help the poor. The fallacious argument that the rich have an obligation to help the poor, is an unethical practice with infringes upon more rights and morals than simply leaving the poor to support themselves or turn to private groups. The redistribution of wealth in modern societies, is an unethical practice since it violates the basic concept …show more content…
If one does not abide by the regulations of taxation, they may face legal punishments for their actions [10]. Many members of the redistribution opposition feel that poor people who are in desperate need of assistance, should find it from concerned private groups who wish to provide it like the red cross of salvation army. For an example of this concept, consider this thought experiment. Two kids are born, both into similar dysfunctional families in the same low income neighbourhood. Both students attend public school, where one embraces the opportunity, studies and receives good grades; and the other student slacks off and puts forth no effort into the material. The avid student becomes involved in the school and community, getting a part time job and saving the proceeds for post secondary. The lesser student continues to be uninterested in the opportunities available to them and goes on without bettering themselves. The avid student, goes on the pay for and graduate from their local community college and get a respectable, well paying job in their field. The other student does not go to post secondary and proceeds to try and find employment in their low income neighbourhood, only to resort to social assistance. In this scenario, one students works hard to advance to where they are, while the other doesn’t try at all. The hard working student will in a way, have to pay for the lesser student to live. Situations such as this one, produces the fundamental question regarding forced charity. Why should those who work hard in their lives pay for the poor decisions and actions, or lack there of, of others? Hard working people who have already worked hard to leave their previous conditions to better ones, and may feel that they