So? Demographic statistics are almost always estimated via random sampling. When multiple scientific surveys conducted by independent organizations consistently yield similar answers, you can have quite a bit of confidence that the results are reasonably accurate.I don't believe it. Never in my long service was I ever asked what party I belong to.
It very much is a matter of other people making those decisions; their influence is not nearly disproportionate enough to overcome the simple numbers disadvantage.How can you say a day's wages if you can't define what a day's wages are? It's not a simple answer, but rather a method of educated guesses, feedback, adjustment, compromise, and so on. The wealthy do have disproportionate influence over laws that are enacted, so it's not really a matter of other groups deciding for them.
If I were to stand here and claim that athletes (or actors, or pick your group) make too much money, then I should also take on the responsibility of offering what amount constitutes the division, at least roughly, between "too much" and "not too much". Otherwise, on what possible basis can I rest my assertion that they make too much?
Again, how can someone say that Person A isn't paying their fair share unless they have at least some basis by which to determine what their fair share is. It simply is not reasonable to accept what comes down to, "Well, I don't even know what they are paying, but it isn't enough."