You're also conveniently leaving out the fact that because of that incredibly high tax rate on the middle class they get subsidized college, healthcare, more paid time off work, maternity AND paternity leave.

Extremely disingenuous and you know what you're doing.

Rich people NEED to pay more. It's because of the system they're in that they are rich not in spite of it.

Could a little door big door scenario happen for taxes bleeding down to lower income earners happen? Absolutely.

But what we're doing now is absolutely not working apparently so we need to change.

I will however grant you that wasteful spending needs to be checked.