Actually, this is a good thing. Everybody, I repeat, everybody, should be given tax cuts. The "wealthy" being at the front of the line. Be advised that the top 10% in this country are paying over 50% of the taxes. No, I'm not making that up. The information is freely available; look it up. Americans are paying too much to the government, period. Are you aware that less than 100 years ago, Americans were shelling out no more than 5% of their income (for taxes) annually? How much do you pay? Have you ever figured it out? Between what comes out of your paycheck and sales tax (god forbid you smoke or drink, then you're really paying through the nose), what you cough up at the gas pump and for car registration fees, what percentage of your income is eaten up by taxes? Do the math; you won't be happy. We have a bloated government that produces inefficiently and is causing us to take second jobs and leave our children with childcare workers, just so we can make ends meet and pay taxes. The tax structure has gotten so out of hand that the "stereotypical" American family, wherein one spouse works and the other stays home to look after one or more children, now applies to less than 7% of U.S. families. Make no mistake about it, taxes are the enemy. And exactly the type of "Barbara Boxer" class envy that you are being sold, Mike, is a large part of why they exist. I'm not kidding, Mike, and by the way, I'm not rich. For some very reader friendly material on what I'm talking about (none of this is my "brilliant" original thinking) read the Rich Dad/Poor Dad book (the original) by Robert Kiyosaki.

I live in the Midwest and I could tell you first hand that some of the "wealthiest" people in the top 1-2% of wage earners are farmers and small business owners (like me) that really do NEED those tax cuts. Being a farmer or small business owner can make you look ungodly rich on paper, millionaires in name only, while only truly making usually about $30,000 to $60,000 a year as the rest goes to pay for the business. I'm tired of people being ignorant to this. I've seen paper millionaires be unable to afford to repair broken glass at their storefront. The last thing they need is more taxes against them.