Plus, take most professionals who were not born with a silver spoon. We work our asses off in college and post-graduate school for many years before we even start making $, while accumulating tons of debt and loans. (I was in school for 12 f'n yrs accumulating loans & debts).
Now you finally make decent $ & your told 40+% of that portion of good income goes to the government? Is the gov helping to pay your accumulated debts & loans? No! So, we are penalyzing people who worked hard to become professionals in many fields. Penalyzing acheivement and delayed gratification. I think its unfair. The dems should be speaking of the elite $ earners...then I wouldn't have any issues with it.
Then small business owners...we don't have the $ to fund full medical coverage for our employees & families (another Obama proposal). We have to pay all sorts of bullshit taxes already. Then add in worker's comp, job&family services, FMLA, employment taxes, and so on for each employee. I follow the rules but it sucks! Anyone who wants to make it worse for small businesses can kiss my vote goodbye.