Never mind singling out physicians.  A tax system that taxes one's hard-earned dollars that much at the higher earner level is not fair...period. I have crossed that magic line a couple of times in my life and believe me that it doesn't seem right for the government to be getting more money from that cheque than I did. How would you explain to a child in school that is gifted and perfectly capable of bringing home straight A's that he/she will only get B's or C's because they need to balance the classroom for some of the no so gifted kids.  The tax system is archaic and unbalanced...and unfair.