[Sherman Logan]

we pay ordinary income tax, unlike a lot of people who are truly well off

I think this is being misinterpreted by the author.

She is not saying she isn't truly well off, she is saying, accurately or not, that unlike other people in the "truly well-off" category, they pay ordinary income tax. Which I guess means they haven't made most of their money off capital gains.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Romney paid 3 million in income tax. I guess he isn’t “well off” either.