07-11-2008, 01:06 PM
kaboobie92 Wrote:"this plan would increase the tax burden of top earners by an additional $40 billion in 2009 alone and more than $629 billion over the next ten years. By itself, the $40 billion tax hike is twice as much as all the federal taxes paid by people in the bottom quintile combined."
That was pulled straight out of the article
And?
Is $40 billion more too much for the rich to pay in taxes? What do they pay now? Is it at all comparable to what the middle class pays? Or does this even the playing field a bit?
Are you saying taxing the rich is a bad thing?