Me, sandy? I'm not the one who blew my top and about had a stroke. I'm not the one who got outraged that someone dare make my income.

My philosophy remains: If you pay 35K+ in taxes a year, you obviously live a comfortable life and need to be paying taxes. People in my tax bracket DON'T receive handouts like many suggested. Only people who've led a privileged life and were supported by someone would think this. Also, wealthy people are the likeliest group to receive handouts. This has been shown from Bush tax cuts, the Bush stimulus package, to bank bailouts (not to mention the billions in subsidies).

Another thing true about a flat tax is that it puts a burden on the middle class than any other group.