Quote Originally Posted by ironchef
What would you accomplish by increasing the taxes on the >$250k tax base? Those people easily have the time/resources to make sure their money is either offshore or invested in such a way that it isn't subject to higher taxes anyway. If anything their taxes should be lowered. Why should they be the ones burdened with paying the highest amount and percentage of the tax revenue, and then increasing it on top of the present amounts?
tons of holes in this... how are you going to filter what you make here in the US overseas? if you make 250k salary IRS knows this

lowered and explain how this has helped economy (bush tax cuts?)?

um they can afford it plain and simple and w/o it economy will continue to downgrade. your argument is very mute considering bush tax cuts have failed and w/o we can't afford our current status.