>On the other hand, $200K combined income is about 4-5X as much as the national average.
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>If most people get by on a small fraction of that, it is no major stretch of the imagination to consider that a lot of money.
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>And this means that other people who don't work as hard a I do are entitled to a piece of what I have earned because?????????

I never said anything of the sort.

Taxes are collected and used for reasons besides welfare.

But since you brought it up, if you didn't save enough money for retirement, fortunately social security should be available for you.