Your solution doesn't have much to do with your problem. In general, the Republican party treats lowering taxes on the rich as a major policy goal. On the other

Your solution doesn't have much to do with your problem. In general, the Republican party treats lowering taxes on the rich as a major policy goal. On the other hand, the Democratic party doesn't, and politicians and activists on the left side of that party tend to favor increased taxes on the rich. The problem isn't polarization: the problem is that the wrong pole is getting elected.