Considering that Warren Buffett has already pledged to give 99% of his wealth to charity when he dies, I am willing to throw out any doubt on the motivations behind this opinion piece (sorry Xiahou).

To be honest, I really don't see how America is at risk for losing its investors or its "job creating" class by raising personal income rates. Europe goes above and beyond at "punishing" the job creators and they are in the same situation we are in, more or less.