> the demands of the Occupy movement that the "1%" pay higher taxes. Those demands are purely class warfare, though. They're ceremonial, not serious proposals

> the demands of the Occupy movement that the "1%" pay higher taxes. Those demands are purely class warfare, though. They're ceremonial, not serious proposals to fix inequality or budget issues. Maybe I'm wrong. Show me some serious proposals that can improve the circumstance of the poor or close the deficit based on taxing the 1%. The broader point is well taken, though -- that we expect people with disposable time and money to use some of it to benefit mankind. EDIT: I'm getting some downvotes, probably for the politics? (I didn't bring it up). The point is that the other examples are about the need to make a difference. The Occupy demands are substantially not. I wouldn't mind hearing contrary thoughts on this.