full of envy? toward whom? I spent part of my life homeless, so I guess you can say that I know a bit about the lower end of the spectrum, but I not only grew up in a middle class (OK, lower middle class) household, and now earn more than all of my sibs combined, some might call me prosperous. So I see many different angles. I know enough of politics that anything the hurts the lower class will nto fly. That which negatively impacts the middle class will have a tough time of it. Soaking the rich is already being done to shameful levels.
which is why I favor treating every person equally. tax them all at the same rate.
Nonsense. They soak the hell out of those on the threshold of becoming rich. Once you actually get there, the current system is designed to keep you there thanks to the efforts of 60% of the Gucci Gulch lobbyists in Washington. It is not about soaking the rich, it's about blocking more people from competing with the rich.