And taxing the rich is not an issue of whether "they can afford it" or whether "they're hurting as much as the poor." It's the issue that when you tax the rich more, the poor are hurt more as the rich are the job-creators. The rich invest in and start new businesses. ALSO, even frivolous spending by wealthy people creates jobs. Think when a wealthy person buys a yacht... metalworkers and framers, woodworkers and framers, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, anyone working in the fields related to the materials necessary to build a yacht, yacht salespeople, yacht interior designers, yacht furnishers. My friend, take the time to learn how the world works and stop despising those that do what no one is preventing you from doing if you...

Why should I give more of a damn about whether he spends time with his family then he does? It's HIS responsibility to afford to care for his family, not mine. Responsible people wait to be in a financial position to have children. I'm supposed to have sympathy for someone who has children that he couldn't afford? And then express my sympathy by holding off on having my own kids so that I can support his? The wealthy "exploit and soak others for a living?" Obviously you've never run a business or have any clue of wealth-creation. First of all "the wealthy" can be anyone... the lowly poor man can and does build himself up to become wealthy in America... more self-made millionaires come from the lower-class vs. the middle-class. ...