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Millionaires can afford a tax hike: Some correspondence

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Nothing makes middle-class conservatives angrier than suggesting millionaires should be paying more in taxes . One admires such folks for sticking so rigorously to a principle that won't benefit them in the least, but still one wonders—why? Anyway, I've heard from you in blog comments and at Facebook. I also received a couple of letters on the topic overnight. The first, from John Senuta in Wickliffe, Ohio: Hey Joel here is another way to look at it .The poor that don't want to work and live off you they look at you as RICH and they want alot more of your money to spend.They want your TAX rate to go to 75% so they could live better,you can afford it RIGHT????  And by the way a portion of your phone bill pays for a cell phone for them to use FREE.Do you have a cell phone????How much are yoiu paying???Let dig a little deeper into your pocket and help them out.... There's a presumption here that "the poor" are a bunch of lazy panhandlers trying to get t