MusicA wrote "I think the middle class have carried our country on its back for too long, its time for the wealthy to start picking up some slack ."
This was just one article of many I found. So explain to me how your statement is true?
The Tax Foundation - Summary of Latest Federal Individual Income Tax Data
"The top-earning 5 percent of taxpayers (AGI over $159,619), however, still paid far more than the bottom 95 percent.
The top 5 percent earned 34.7 percent of the nation's adjusted gross income, but paid approximately 58.7 percent of federal individual income taxes."
So the top 5% rich people provided almost 60% of the federal income tax collected. That left about 40% for the rest of us., except don't forget almost 47% of people filing paid no federal income tax. While we may complain about high taxes, the numbers don't add up that the majority of "rich" are getting away without paying.
Go ahead and look at hitting the "rich" more. You should also look at entitlement programs, aid to other countries, and pet projects your local Congress person brings home to the district. Bottom line, want lower taxes, cut spending, reduce our debt.
Our Federal tax system needs overhauled and made simplier. Loopholes need to be looked at. Deductions need to be looked at.
We all need to share in funding the govt. We should also expect the govt to use the dollars given to them wisely. I am not sure that has happened in the last 10 years or more.