Prioritizing government spending.

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Wrong. They're the lowest they've been since George HW Bush.

Fair enough. But my point was that 50 years ago, the rich had a maximum tax of 90%, and now it's at - what, 35%? No matter how you look at it, taxes on the rihc are nowhere near what they once were, so saying that we're incentivized to tax the rich is ridiculous. It's actually one of the most incediary topics in our country.

And income inequality? A worthless statistic.

Prove it. The experts certainly don't think it's worthless.

Tell me, if the poorest person makes $10k, while the richest makes $1M, and then both incomes increase - the poor person now makes $100k, while the rich person now makes $100M, isn't the poorer person better off while at the same time 'income inequality' has increased?

See, statements like this are what made me question your background. When has this ever happened?