Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo

The wealthy voted in favor of Obama, so I wouldn't exactly say that they want everyone else paying their taxes.

I don't think anyone wants to pay more in taxes. But we've decided as a society that we want our government to do things for us (roads, schools, etc). The money has to come from somewhere. We can tax the poor and middle class heavier and make things equal, but we know that would cause heavy financial burden for them. They are my customers, so I prefer that they have money to buy what I'm selling.