What do you think about this argument?

It shouldn’t bother you that some people are obscenely wealthy (billionaires) because they earned it, that’s their money, and they should spend or save it however they want to. But government waste? That should really piss you off because that’s your money!

Disclaimer: I disagree with the sentiment, but at the moment I can’t seem to think of a valid rebuttal.

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EBSVC · 36-40, T

Because it’s a thought terminating cliche

It doesn’t address if they got their billions ethically or not and the government doesn’t “waste” nearly as much as people act like it does. It just spends money for stuff they don’t agree with.

But when you frame it the way you expressed there there isn’t a “rebuttal” because it’s a bad faith argument