[Tempest]

OMG this story is so sad I almost want to cry... Poor little rich people, life is so unfair.

[calex59]

If you really think that higher earners should be taxed at a higher rate, you need to be on DU, not FR. Those “poor little rich folks” as you call them, keep the jobs flowing and the economy running. Without them none of us would have jobs.

[ExTxMarine]

Poor little rich people, life is so unfair.
Are you saying that we SHOULD raise the taxes on the rich? On what basis do you propose this?

Here is a nice continuation of this post. The patriarch of the family that has 5 million dollars in the bank dies. But, because he passes away, they have to give $1,750,000.00 to the government - directly out of the bank - no "big" problem!

Now, the matriarch of the "working" rich passes away. They have a nice house, a few nice cars, a couple of rental properties and when added all together, they have over 5 millions dollars in valuables. Now this "working" rich family must SELL off enough of their assets to give Uncle Sam $1,750,000.00 due to the tax code - is that fair?

Your tag says, "Christian before conservative." Maybe you should remember the 10th Commandment and not covet "any thing that is thy neighbour’s."

These tax laws usually get both Democrat AND Republican POLITICIAN support because most of these guys are ALREADY rich! Which means they are in the first group which doesn't typically get hurt nearly as much as someone who is working to get into that group - they know this! But conservatives know that the "working" rich are adding to the GDP! They are growing the American Economy! They understand the old Reagan philosophy, "A rising tide lifts all boats." Conservatives want these "working" rich to keep working, to grow and hire and make business for everyone to enjoy the "tax" fruits of their labor and drive. If you over-tax this group, they will stop expanding and growing and the tax becomes punitive in nature (this is one of the reasons companies are leaving America - our corporate tax rates are OUTRAGEOUS).

[MEGoody]

I notice your tag line says "Christian before conservative." Me too.

I'd like to point out that the bible indicates we are not to treat the rich better than the poor, nor the poor better than the rich. Applying that principle to the tax rates, that means the rate should be the same for all (i.e. 15% or whatever). The rich would naturally pay more, because they have more money, yet everyone would be treated the same.

[ladyjane]

OMG this story is so sad I almost want to cry... Poor little rich people, life is so unfair.

If you work really hard and make some sacrifices you could be rich some day.