[MEGoody]

I heard someone suggest that the Republicans should counterpropose as follows: "Okay, you want to raise taxes. Let's set the bar at $1M or more. Then lets make the so called "cuts" on everyone else permanent."

You'd see the Dems running like scared rats.

[ilgipper]

I would send them a bill that keeps everything the same except taxing the ultra-rich...the Buffett, Gates, etc, at 50%. Set the bar at 10 million.

This does exactly what the Dems say would be fare, and leaves every productive person with the current rates, without exception...and would be stick in the eye to that idiot Warren Buffett.

Of course it would have zero impact on tax collections because none of those people get paid in salary, but it would pretty much blunt the argument.

[Mom MD]

Why should the people at 1m or more be singled out? I think everyone should pay the same rate. Let’s dump the progressive system. While I’m not close to the 1m mark, if everyone paid the same tax rate I do, the second american revolution would start tomorrow