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Letters to the Editor
Columbus Dispatch,
“It’s not a bed of roses for higher earners,” (Bob Beatty’s letter in Monday’s Dispatch), tries to make the argument that the guy earning $90,000 and netting only $73,000 after paying his taxes, while working 62 hours each week, isn’t really so much more comfortable than the guy who earns only $7,000 and gets an $8,000 earned income credit. He assumes the poor soul earning $7,000 is making $7.70 per hour so therefore must only be working 23 weeks a year. Might I suggest it is more likely he is working 50 weeks a year but can only find a job that gives him 19 hours of work a week? Bob needs to experience what the less fortunate live with daily to truly understand their plight.
While the high earner may not feel "comfortable", I would bet that the low earner would do all in his power to trade places with him.
It reminds me of black comedian Chris Rock making a point about racism by telling all the white men in his audience: “I’m a millionaire, but not one of you would trade places with me.”David T. Girves
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