It will be very interesting to see how the left continues its socialism and vote buying after it has killed the golden goose. Even the far-left Rooney family is selling the Steelers, rather than pay Obamas (their guy, of course) cap gains extortion. When the rich have moved their money, or themselves, away from the danger of a Marxist state, who will be left to rob? How will the votes get bought? How will the labor unions support a party which can no longer support them? What a tragedy for a once great nation. Lessons learned thus far: a country cannot pay its non-producers to breed, import and pay for illegals and allow radicals a free hand and hope to remain a country at all, let alone a great one. It will be great fun to see if enough patriots reamin to take the nation back. The sooner Hussein and his communist supporters overthrow the 2nd amendment, the better. Perhaps that will spark a second chance at freedom.
It's not just the rich. I see a trend among my upper-middle class friends. More vacation time, less work. More gaming the system, less real production. Two that were laid off in the last year took no real action to find jobs. Both had substantial savings, and both had good ideas for small businesses to work on. Both have taken the maximum in "unemployment insurance". One lives on a 10 acre farm and is largely self sufficient. He is looking forward to "Obama-Care" as health insurance is a major expense.
The idea that Obama can simultaneously give away more and more to his minority and socialist constituants while keeping Joe the Plumber, Sam his Boss, and Fred the 80 hour-a-week Corporate Mid-Manager all working hard to fund it is a fantasy. People are not stupid. If new benefits "for the poor" are created many people will figure out how to "be poor".
As my friend Ben the Tax Attorney says: "it's not about what you make, it's about what you keep." Most people instinctively know this.