Making the rich pay more taxes is unAmerican. Or at least some people say that.

I found this article interesting. It basically shows how the after-tax income of different economic strata has changed since 1979. It is fairly revealing.

Since 1979:
The poorest 20% of the country make 16% more now than they did then.
The middle 20% of the country make 25% more now than they did then.
The top 20% of the country make 97% more now than they did then.
The top 1% (who were obviously already rich) make 297% more than they did then.

A real-life example of the rich becoming relatively richer.

A boring link from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3220

-AP