at it's core, what i think this is about is the wildly concentration of wealth amongst the very, very top earners in the country.
it's nice to take the position that these people got rich through hard work, but that's not always the case. for every Bill Gates there's money that's inherited, and even more important, the last 30 years has seen the overtaking of the political system by these people via money to ensure that less money trickles down through government redistribution and more if it flows back to the very wealthy.
that's kind of inarguable. that's what's happened.
now, you could argue that if rich people have more money, if their capital gains are taxed at a lesser rate, then they will invest more money, more capital is freed up for ventures that will create jobs and the industries of the future, etc.
but that really hasn't been what's happened, has it?
meanwhile, real income is lower today than it was in 2000, and 50m people have gone without health care. i don't see how these are lesser priorities than lower taxes. it just boggles my mind.