&#62; This post is a hollow re-tread of the "lower my taxes and I'll trickle it down" argument, which has been the primary platform of the Republican party (and wealthy people) since I've been alive. Our tax rates are dramatically lower than they were even 20 years ago, and I have to say...it doesn't seem to be working that well.<p>You don't think life has gotten much better for poor people over the last 20 years in the United States? I mean in absolute terms.