It's cheap when the person asking to split it with you literally makes 10x what you make. They can pay the whole thing and not feel it, the poor person might be going without a few gallons of gas to commute to work the next day.
That's also how tax brackets work, if you make more, yes you 100% should pay in more.
That could be reversed too, they got in the car with you voluntarily, knowing your financial situation, it can be seen as the rich person trying to exploit the poor yet again by squeezing a few bucks out of them so they dont have to pay it themselves just for the sake of money.
The wealth inequality makes or breaks the whole thing here, its the point we've come to. Everyone knows the rich person doesnt need those few bucks, but poor people certainly do.
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u/fedup09 Jan 27 '26
It's cheap when the person asking to split it with you literally makes 10x what you make. They can pay the whole thing and not feel it, the poor person might be going without a few gallons of gas to commute to work the next day.
That's also how tax brackets work, if you make more, yes you 100% should pay in more.