Saez & Piketty--Why the 1% should pay tax at 80%

[MaggieD]

35. Agreed - thank you

I'm sorry. I am a bit testy about this, but I get pretty tired of all the pitchforks coming after people like me simply because people don't understand that it's not the marginal rates that are a problem -- it's all the damn loopholes.

There seem to be a lot of "liberals" that really, really, hate anyone making a good living. I DO consider myself very lucky, but I also bust my butt for what I have and to get where I got. AND I don't just bust my ass for money, but truly, truly, because I want to help the few people I can have good jobs and benefits, and a place to work where their bosses appreciate them.

I am also NOT complaining about the taxes I do pay (but I wish I could give more of it to my workers rather than to the government to offset the tax breaks given to billionaires and corporations). But I sure am going to start complaining if those in our own party keep acting like there is no point where I have paid enough even while republican assholes are still paying jack shit because the loopholes were written for the filthy rich.