My attitude is, everyone in America, whether they are well off or not, should have the same incentive and reward for giving.

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Sure, it makes sense that the less well-off will spend whatever they are given, but unfortunately, not on the things to spur a hiring binge.

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One mother said it was "not fair that only well off people are able to choose how long they can spend off work while poorer people have to go back to work".

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Well-off grown kids are also helping their parents during their lifetime, not just if they die first.

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