We pay a percentage of our wages and gains in taxes. If we make more, we pay more.
Do the big corporate shareholders do this? No. Under the Bush administrations tax cuts for the rich, not only do they NOT pay their fair share, but they are given massive amounts of "incentives" from OUR pockets.
News and commercials tell you (over and over) we are being unfair to the rich, and businesses will suffer. The businesses do Not pay taxes on $$ paid to share holders - so how is this relevant?
Let's close the gap between those getting poorer and those getting richer on our backs.
Tax the rich. Pay down our National Debt on Their backs!