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From the latest Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll:

1) 78% of people believe no one should pay more than 30% in taxes.

2) 40% of people believe we should increase taxes on the wealthiest individuals so “nobody gets too rich”

No matter how you cut it, there’s a significant portion of people who agreed with both of these statements.

How do you explain this?  

A) People don’t realize that the rich already pay more than 30%.

B) People don’t think of rich people as people.  They insert themselves and think ‘30% is too much for me to pay’-and don’t realize the hypocrisy of advocating taxes well above 30% in their other answer.

C) People are really stupid.

D) Something else?

Which is it?

By the way, Obama wants to raise taxes to at least 39.6% for the highest bracket.  Only 10% of people believe they should be 31% or higher.  With his changes in deductions, other taxes, etc–the real rate will be over 40%.  Only 4% believe taxes should be that high.  How do republicans lose these arguments?

…this is the scene in New York…

From ABC News:

“OMB Director Peter Orszag indicated that while 98% of the budget mark-ups in the House and Senate are on par with the administration’s budget blueprint, some campaign trail promises, like middle class tax cuts, may get left on the cutting room floor.”

No.  Way.