Now we know why the middle class is shrinking. If you earn above $200,000, you’re the Evil Rich. If you earn below $80,000, you’re the downtrodden poor. The middle class is being defined out of existence.
You missed the most significant part of Obamababble...
ALL taxes newly imposed on the "rich" immediately affect everybody earning $50k or more.
Unless it's welfare in cash or in kind or in subsidy or in lieu.