“The total annual after-tax income of all millionaires and billionaires today is about $709 billion, according to IRS data.
What this means is that even if he increased tax rates on the rich to 100%, Mr. Obama would still have to find more revenue to pay for his spending ambitions. This means he’s inescapably going to have to tee up the middle class for a tax wallop unlike anything in U.S. history.”