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by RainyDayTmrw 388 days ago
That's only "fair" in a certain, academic sense, which claims that willingness to pay more money makes someone more "deserving" - completely ignoring socioeconomic status.

That also offends a lot of people who oppose the above reasoning.

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It's "fair" in any society that has capitalism. Going down the rabbit hole of deciding who deserves money is playing God.
That's a circular self-justification.
How are concert tickets different to airplane tickets?

Allocation of scarce resources is based on demand for them, expressed in monetary terms. "Deserving" has nothing to do with it. I may deserve a ticket, but not even want to go.