This is a stunningly stupid article. Intended to deceive too. Using the example given - If the rich pay 5% less on the first $50,000 as I do - they still have $950,000 taxed at a different rate! The 5% discount "also benefits the rich" claim is completely bogus (red herring). And so is the "progressive tax". "All other things are NOT equal". This article is incredibly wrong. If you want a tax break for the middle class - give it to them (and everyone else) by using tax brackets. Higher incomes pay a higher tax on the higher amounts they earn - dead simple.