n a capitalist economy, the true job creators are consumers, the middle class. And taxing the rich to make investments that grow the middle class, is the single smartest thing we can do for the middle class, the poor and the rich.

The Inequality Speech That TED Won’t Show You - Restoration Roundtable

Grover Norquist and his anti-tax pressure group Americans for Tax Reform, which fears that if taxes become less annoying voters might be less unhappy about paying them. After all, if the government did something to make your life easier it would be harder to tout the difficulty of tax compliance as a reason to abolish the progressive rate structure.

Grover Norquist and H&R Block: The unholy alliance of tax prep firms and conservative activists to make your taxes even more complicated. - Slate Magazine

When the White House proposes new spending paid for with higher taxes for the rich, it’s class warfare. When the GOP proposes $3 trillion in cuts for low-income programs while proposing marginal tax cuts for the top bracket, it’s “getting things under control.

Paul Ryan Loves Class Warfare, and So Do the Democrats - Derek Thompson - Business - The Atlantic