[Ramius]

We can and do tax “the rich” all the time. The top few percent pay the majority of the taxes. But the middle class is always going to shoulder much of the burden merely because of numbers. There’s too many of them for it to be any other way.

[zencycler]

We can and do tax “the rich” all the time. The top few percent pay the majority of the taxes
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Of course they do ... but if you trace the effect of those taxes through the economy, you find that those who control prices, wages, and have the means to decide whether or where to operate a business can ultimately shift this burden onto us. I'm not saying that's wrong - capitalism has proved to be the best economic system - just that it's the reality.