No, the poster you are responding to didn&#x27;t say that at all, or even imply it.  Presumably the reason these cases are different, despite being symmetrical, is that if you&#x27;re already pretty well off you can probably spare some benefits to yourself for benefits to others.  In other words, maybe you don&#x27;t need that tax break because you were already doing pretty well anyways, so help somebody else out.