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I actually do agree with you on this one. This wasn't intended as an individualist libertarian take (most of those people would call me a communist, though I don't call myself one), so much as an anti-preferential-treatment-for-family take.

> However, if it wasn't them, I'd be helping someone else in a similar position.

Exactly. I just skip to this part. Ignoring any sort of judgement of their actions, there are many people who need help far more than my parents do, and I'd sooner give money to them.

If my parents legitimately were the most in-need people I could find, I'd have some mental gymnastics to do to justify this, but that is not the case.