Otherwise known as "the people who employ and invest". In the same way corporate taxes trickle down to the consumer (otherwise known as "everybody else"), the

Otherwise known as "the people who employ and invest". In the same way corporate taxes trickle down to the consumer (otherwise known as "everybody else"), the same is true of taxes on wealthy incomes. And even our discussion over who pays taxes and how much they pay is moot since the problem is actually spending. The best thing that could happen is that everyone has a real tax burden and everyone pays it directly (not via payroll deduction). Because then more people might be interested in how their taxes are being spent.