Respectfully,
More accurate to say, "Everybody lost." Let's throw off chattel slavery for some of the populace and institute political and economic slavery for everyone! Hurrah! Freedom! For the anointed. For you and me it's, "We will take this % of your income and if you don't like it we will jail you. We will also jail you if you say anything upsetting to one of our poor, politically-protected subgroups who were treated badly 1.5 centuries ago." Thanks, Abe. Remember: Might makes right!