Stronger shoulders carry larger burdens, and all that. In the Netherlands, for example, >50% of income tax is received from the 10% highest earners. So it's no

Stronger shoulders carry larger burdens, and all that. In the Netherlands, for example, >50% of income tax is received from the 10% highest earners. So it's not unreasonable to expect a high earner to contribute accordingly. EDIT: Heavy downvoting, but this is how things are in most Western democracies, like it or not.