Quote:I am by no means an expert either, but I'm not a dumb man.  The common progressive/liberal mantra is that the rich "don't pay their fair share".  People more well off and people that actually climbed the ladder of success are "penalized" by having to pay higher taxes.  That is a fact.

 

I started my working career at a very young age (15) and have seen with my own eyes how much of the money that I earn is taken in taxes.  As I grew up and moved up, yes I have received higher compensation, but I've also seen how much more is taken from me.  The salary that I make now puts me right at the cusp of being "the rich" that liberals/progressives want to tax more.  I see every year when I have to write a check to the IRS other people that earn way less than me or don't hardly work at all get a "tax refund".

 

I not only get deeply offended, but actually ticked off when I see some liberal like Elizabeth Warren give her "you didn't build that" speech.  Though I don't own a business, what she is saying is that my wealth and prosperity should be distributed to other people that didn't work as hard as I did to get to where I'm at.