Rightwinger, I have a solution to this dilemma You claimed to be a $250K a year engineer. Why not find as many like minded individuals such as yourself, set up a manditory charity and each of you donate 75% of your income to help out the poor who are getting poorer. That will leave you with around 33K annually, putting you on a par with the rest.
Essentually put you money where your mouth is.
Essentually put you money where your mouth is.