Surely you can see that reducing tax rates is itself playing favorites? The poor pay no taxes and many require the assistance those taxes provide. By reducing

Surely you can see that reducing tax rates is itself playing favorites? The poor pay no taxes and many require the assistance those taxes provide. By reducing the tax rate you have negatively impacted the services those folk may require and given them no direct benefits. Some folks chant "taxes are theft" and others chant "austerity is theft", both deeply convinced that the other side just can't see the whole picture.