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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Ben Stein said much the same thing
	Date:	9/19/2010 4:26:22 PM

in his short editorial piece on Sunday Morning, this morning. He said he feels he is being punished for being successful.

I don't think that the more affluent should necessarily be penalized; however, I don't think that everyone making over $250K is creating jobs -- lots of Wall Streeters who earn that and much more, who aren't creating jobs for anyone but themselves. I assume that most small businesses OWNERS are filing their income as "personal" and make a seperate filing for their BUSINESS; ie, what they pay themselves is personal invome, but the profits and expenses for the business are a seperate filing.. I'm all for giving small "business" tax breaks, but I'm not interested in giving personal income for business owners a pass, just because they own a business.

I wish they would put more effort into going after the tax cheats, and those who just don't bother filing, before they impose an additional burden on those with high incomes that pay.