Something that never seems to get mentioned (if I were in charge, it would be shouted from the rooftops), is that when BoR interviewed candidate Obama, OBAMA ADMITTED THAT LOWERING TAX RATES INCREASED GOVERNMENT REVENUES, but he didn't feel it was "fair."
Mark
Control and imposed fairness (their definition thereof) are far more important to them than a working, prosperous system.
He did the same thing in an interview with Chris Wallace. Wallace pointed out that cutting capital gains would result in more money in the treasury. Obama responded that the purpose of capital gains taxes was to implement fairness in our society.