Michael Huemer believes that the current taxation exploits the wealthy. He affirms:
Many people assume as a matter of course that "the rich" or "the super-rich" as a class are immoral, that they are taking advantage of the rest of us, that they are failing to do "their fair share" for society. The truth is the exact opposite: It is the rest of us who refuse to do our fair share. It is we who are exploiting the rich. Through our representatives, we impose tax laws that force the wealthy to carry the entire burden of paying for government and then some.
In your essay, explain what Huemer means when he talks about exploitation in this context. Then, think of a reasonable criticism of Huemer's understanding of exploitation. How might someone respond to him, arguing that the behavior he describes is not an unjust, exploitative act? What kind of understanding of exploitation would you have to adopt in order to disagree with Huemer on this point?

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The Answer is Explain Michael Huemer's worry that progressive taxation is exploitative, illustrating the link that he makes between exploitation and unfairness
Offer an original argument as to why this understanding of exploitation is either incomplete, irrelevant to the taxation debate, or fundamentally mistaken
Effectively describe the understanding of exploitation that one would have to adopt in order to forward the essay's counter-argument

Michael Huemer Believes That the Current Taxation Exploits the Wealthy