Sorry if I implied you yourself are a liberal in general.
The concept of progressive tax rates is purely liberal/progressive thinking. If you believe people earning more should pay a higher rate, then that actually is a liberal notion.
I don’t really understand why you think hedge fund guys are exempt from the Cruz tax plan.
How are they paying any tax? They don’t count their income as income and they consue relatively little compared to income...that is my complaint about the VAT...everyone has to purchase basic things to live...some people will struggle to do that...high earners, that’s nothing to them...
I am not a “tax the rich” person, but I think taxing people equally is not too much to ask.