What are your thoughts on taxing the wealthy more than the middle class?
I think it's a good idea because wealthy people are  a lot more wealthy than middle class. We're talking about millionaires.
Yes, they have earned more more money but in part because of their extensive work and education. I have mixed feelings about this. I don't think they should be penalized for hard work.
in the 1920s and 2000s, with a 30-year period of relatively lower inequality between 1950–1980.
Measured for all households, U.S. income inequality is comparable to other developed countries before taxes and transfers, but is among the highest after taxes and transfers, meaning the U.S. shifts relatively less income from higher income households to lower income households. Measured for working-age households, market income inequality is comparatively high (rather than moderate) and the level of redistribution is moderate (not low). These comparisons indicate Americans shift from reliance
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"The Middle-Class Millionaire" is based on extensive personal interviews with more than 3,500 American households in 2006. It provides a three-dimensional portrait of a previously unrecognized demographic group: the emerging affluent middle class.
Key concepts.
Millionaire’s Intelligence: There are four behaviors that middle-class millionaires exhibit that appear to be linked to their success. These qualities have origins in classic middle-class values but they have applied them in uncommon ways.
The Influence of Affluence