Let's redefine "damage taxes"

[CKNovel]

Fact stated:
1% role bonus exists and encourage to have at least 1 melee, 1 caster and 1 ranged.
Due to these 3 spots garanteed, each DPS role is competing for the spot of its own role.
Last spot, the flex spot, will be most likely given to a melee DPS as their DPS is higher.

You haven't as none exist. RDM competes with the other DPS, MNK competes with the other DPS, EVERY DPS COMPETES WITH THE OTHER DPS. Not balancing on difficulty does nothing but punish those that excel at higher complexity Jobs

"RDM competes with the other DPS"
As seen above, "other DPS" includes: Monk, Dragoon, Ninja, Samurai, Bard, Machinist, Dancer, Black Mage and Summoner.
But with the Party bonus existing, it is untrue. RDM will never had to compete with MNK or DRG.

This is no strawman argument, you exactly said "RDM competes with other DPS" and "EVERY DPS COMPETES WITH THE OTHER DPS" with the generosity of putting it in capslock

The contradiction is clear as day. You're free to correct yourself if you failed to convey your idea.

And here you are continuing on about something I never contested. And now you're stuck strawmanning. I'll help you get back to my point if you ask nicely

Your opinion is not fact, that's actually gross of you to try to state that

I stated a fact (the party bonus), you tried to contest it and claimed it was an opinion.
I proved the fact.