[rjsimmon]

tax increases requiring “wealthy people and large corporations to begin paying their fair share”

I agree with The Bern about this. They should pay no more than 15%, just like everyone else. This also implies that the roughly 50% of Americans that pay no Federal income tax, should start!

[DNME]

EVERYONE must pay SOMETHING.

Even 1% lets “The Poor” have some skin in the game. People who pay nothing are only too quick to raise taxes that don’t affect them.

And if 1% taxation hurts them, good! That way, they’ll feel the pain of a tax increase just like the rest of us.