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Originally Posted by Mike33
Why not just increase it for those that make multi-millions? Taxing people making $250k/year isn't taxing the "wealthy". If you increase taxes only for the super rich, they'll still be super rich. The historic trend has been that increased taxation during bad economic times makes it worse. People making $250k are a productive group. They're producers and entrepreneurs that don't make enough to sit on their laurels nor can afford to play golf all day like the super rich. If you're going to tax people in that bracket, limit it to those with government jobs. They're the only people with that type of income that have job security and don't do much of anything.
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Get successful, and then be penalized for it.
Not a good way to run government, imho.
Remember, those successful (super rich as you call them) create jobs, spend more back into the economy, than over 95% of everyone else. Sticking it to them heavier simply because of their success is no solution, certainly not a long term one, which is what any country needs. (But especially the US) Remember, when you stick it to the rich and gouge them for more and more taxes, they tend to start doing things like.... oh, laying off thousands of employees, downsizing, spending less, etc, just like anybody would when faced with taxes that are unevenly balanced.
I'm not saying who to vote for, I am only saying that I wish one of the candidates would start thinking a little differently about their tax plans.