re: Why is there a disconnect between the "recovery", and Obama's ratings?

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Mysteriously everyone around here feels sorry for the rich and their tax burden though

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Strawman alert.

I don't feel sorry for them and the argument that being against taxing them means one feels sorry for the is ignorant.

I didn't feel sorry for the rich people when they had to pay the stupid as frick luxury tax in 1990. I did however feel sorry for the thousands of regular folks who lost their jobs because of it.

People don't get it. Sure, you take an extra $5K from a guy making $500K per year and he is barely going to even note the change. Maybe he'll buy one less "toy" or go on one less vacation. For him, the adjustment will be exceedingly minor.

For the guy who would've sold him the toy, or been the recipient of a bonus, or owned the restaurant he would've dined in on vacation.........different story.