"Please keep in mind that your good fortune is based on the hard work of generations of Canadians earning a working man's wage, who were not as fortunate as you and other 1%ers."

As I wrote, paying tax on personal income/interest income, I "get".  I personally think that anything over 50% is a bit greedy, on the part of gov't.  But I live in a great country and a great city (the Province .... not so much, given "who" is in power currently), and I don't have a problem paying income tax at a rate up to 50%.  As you wrote, there are others that are not as fortunate as I am....

However, I tend to think that my "good fortune" had a lot to do with my "hard work" -:)  And I really resent a situation where I take on risk, and if I lose, too bad, but if I win, the gov't gets a very, very healthy slice.