I offhandedly commented to a liberal coworker one day that corporations don’t pay taxes, and you should have seen his head spin. Taxes are an expense rolled up into the cost of whatever product that business produces. The only entity that pays taxes are end users, you and me. He walked off, never sure that I got through to him.
No, you won’t get through to those folks. If we really wanted progress and prosperity, there would be no taxes at all on businesses or capital gains. In fact, the best option for taxes would be either a flat tax or a national sales tax with no income taxes. Yes, I live in fantasy land, why do you ask? ;-)
Yes, I’ve had the same experience. Several of my Obama voting friends are in the construction business. Higher taxes result in less capitol investment and fewer construction projects. Oh, well I guess they can spend their free time building houses for Habitats for Humanity.