>>Again, I'm convinced that for a large number of people this is not about selfishness and self interest but about plain principles.
>
>Those "plain principles" are usually that somebody else should pay.
>
>Uh-huh.
>If they were advocating fairness, it would be the same rate for all, not a higher rate for others.
>
>I think they misunderstand the Robin Hood stories.
>Robin Hood is often (incorrectly) said to:
> "Steal from the rich to give to the poor"
>
>In fact, the stories are about fighting against an overly-greedy tax collector so the people could keep (or steal back) what they had earned.

Read again
And the tax collector represented....
Guess who...
King John, who -

Guess what - inherited the monarchy (in those days, he said that he had a "divine" right. Actually, it was a "copulative" right, but we won't tarry over that)

Again, birth - not worth - gave John his privilege.

Robin earned the right to lead his crew and rob the rich (who had inherited their wealth) and he made a monkey out of young Johnny. (or at least the legend says he did. Sorry, I can't forget Mel Brooks while typing this)
Inherited wealth and power didn't work well then and they don't work well now.
They are pernicious and destructive.


Worth- not birth, Michael!
That's what capitalism should be about!