I understand what you're saying 100%. I originally had a version of this using bars, and I changed it to the circles for aesthetic reasons. The scaling is accurate (I took my time to make sure of it), but I hadn't considered the "area" perception that you mention. In any case, I've taken you up on the suggestion...

OK. A little bit better.
(Total for the 10 years since 2002, or per year?)
Now, redo it (yes, I’m being picky!) to show the “tax cuts” psplit into two parts: those ABOVE 250,000.000 and those below 250,000.00 dollars.