[Your Nightmare]

That reason is out the window. So what else do you got?

Sure. A good portion of the population profits when the tax rate goes up.

[Remember_Salamis]

"Sure. A good portion of the population profits when the tax rate goes up."

-- 10%? 10% with no political power??? 10% of the population benefits nowadays when taxes go up.

What else do you got???

[ancient_geezer]

Sure. A good portion of the population profits when the tax rate goes up.

A "good portion" you say.

Hmmmm.

refer: Poverty 2001 - Poverty Thresholds 2001

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ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ce/standard/2001/
Table 2. Income before taxes:
Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2001

Item	Total complete reporting	Less than $5,000	$5,000 to $9,999	$10,000 to $14,999	$15,000 to $19,999	$20,000 to $29,999	$30,000 to $39,999	$40,000 to $59,999	$50,000 to $69,999	$70,000 and over
Households (thousands)	88,735	4,100	6,829	8,099	7,014	12,075	10,508	8,737	12,480	18,892
Income before taxes b/	$47,507	$1,666	$7,675	$12,380	$17,282	$24,494	$34,456	$44,418	$58,943	$113,978
Average annual expenditures	$41,395	$20,517	$16,625	$20,642	$25,028	$28,623	$35,430	$40,900	$50,136	$76,124
Estimated market value of owned home	$97,681	$41,007	$49,326	$53,907	$58,377	$61,612	$72,720	$79,331	$115,123	$194,720
Avg Number Persons	2.5	1.7	1.6	1.9	2.1	2.3	2.4	2.7	2.9	3.1