George, wake up. The progressive tax structure is nothing new. It is a matter of choices. If you chose to embark upon a career that landed you in the highest tax bracket...that is part of the price you pay for the decision and its success.

Your peeve with paying higher taxes to subsidize those who do not is not the product of the tax structure, but rather the result of the past administration to properly administer the economy under its stewardship and the resulting need for more people to draw upon what is available. You should have voiced your concerns a long time ago with respect to management of the economy and the end to the Bush administration's tax cuts for the wealthy.

"Everybody knows...that's how it goes." ...

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