This really is just it, isn't it. We get so caught up on what the wealthy people are doing, we really should just focus on building our own wealth. And while I think $200k plus is a lot of money, they really do get screwed in the current tax bracket. My father makes over $200k and he pays more in taxes than I earn in a year. He doesn't have a very lavish lifestyle and I don't think it's fair for him to be paying close to half of his income in taxes because the system considers him "wealthy". What's the point in making the jump from $100k a year to $200k? It just works to keep the middle class down and prevent them from climbing the ranks into the true upper class through gradual wealth building. Despite what anyone will tell you on how to build wealth for your retirement, the only reliable way to do so is through aggressive investments and the mindset to use money to create more money as opposed to using money as a limited allocation to be used towards a lifestyle.

Fair tax is simple, it's fair, the wealthiest will pay more in taxes just by the magic of percentages. It'll all work out in the end.

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