How dumb are these people?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/03/21/why-a-rockerfeller-a-disney-and-other-millionaires-want-a-tax-hike-on-themselves/A group of 51 New York millionaires wants lawmakers to raise taxes on New York millionaires.
In a letter addressed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and state legislators, the group working in conjunction with the left-leaning Fiscal Policy Institute and Responsible Wealth project called for a permanent tax on the wealthy to replace a temporary one, with the revenue raised going to investments in poverty programs and infrastructure.
In the spirit of shared sacrifice, we, the undersigned, call for a balanced solution that includes maintaining, expanding, and making permanent the top marginal income tax rates for upper-income New Yorkers like us who can afford to pay more, the millionaires wrote in the letter, which was sent to lawmakers in Albany on Monday.
"As New Yorkers who have contributed to and benefited from the economic vibrancy of our state, we have both the ability and the responsibility to pay our fair share," the letter states. "We can well afford to pay our current taxes, and we can afford to pay even more."
Those signing the letter include Abigail Disney, Leo Hindery and Steven C. Rockefeller. The tax plan, known as the one-percent tax plan, was worked out in conjunction with the Fiscal Policy Institute, a left-leaning economic think tank.
