The government can't raise taxes on the rich, only on the middle class. I know - I'm what the far left calls "rich". When my taxes go up, I raise what I charge (I can because my competitors raise their rates too) so that the entire tax increase is passed on to my customers, and my customers pay what I ask and pass it on to their customers. Raise taxes on your doctor, and your medical rates go up, so medical insurance costs rise. Raise taxes on the lawyers, and they charge more, and their customers (the grocery store being sued in yet another frivolous slip-fall, and the other businesses we all visit) pass the higher costs on to us. In the end, the middle class pays for all tax increases, but the politicians like to lie and pretend it's only "the rich".
The sad thing is that, because voters think it's money from "the rich" that is being wasted by Washington, they don't mind the reckless spending as much as they would if they understood it is their money that is being wasted. The "tax the rich" philosophy of the far left is immoral both because it is based on envy and because it is harmful to everyone, including to those the leftists claim to care about.
Yep. Taxes are only and always paid by the economically weak.
Like ‘you-know-what’ flows downhill.