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In some ways, yeah, but viewed in another light, it's sad to see the tax code so ridiculously complex and catering to the rich that a guy like Zuckerberg or Rom

In some ways, yeah, but viewed in another light, it's sad to see the tax code so ridiculously complex and catering to the rich that a guy like Zuckerberg or Romney can effectively pay a lower tax rate on investments than a working-class citizen would pay on their direct wages. Sometimes there needs to be a 'poster child' to focus on as an example of when even doing something admirable leaves a bad taste in the mouths of many.

encoderer 11y ago
Regular working class citizens can also pay lower taxes on their investments than on their own labor.
- darkstar999 11y ago
  Regular working class citizens don't have investments for the most part.
  - encoderer 11y ago
    All the software developers on HN consider themselves rich then? To me, working class means you have to work to pay your bills. A lot of people in that category have investments in the stock market and in their home.
    - creshal 11y ago
      "A lot" is still a minority.
- creshal 11y ago
  > pay lower taxes on their investments On all three pence? God bless America.
- ldd 11y ago
  In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread. - Anatole France
- rmc 11y ago
  The law, in it's great equality, forbids the poor and the rich from sleeping under bridges.
rorykoehler 11y ago
When your tax dollars are used the bomb the middle east to pieces is it any surprise people want to pay less taxes?