Worth noting that the winners are mostly the people that are subject to the 3.8% medicare tax, which you don't see until after your first 250k of income, and is

Worth noting that the winners are mostly the people that are subject to the 3.8% medicare tax, which you don't see until after your first 250k of income, and is only subject to investment income. So, your average high-paid software engineer is still not going to be a "winner" in this case.