Majority of Americans support higher taxes on the rich

[Dwayne Hicks]

This is at least some good news. Seems 63% favor a more even redistribution of wealth, while %52 favor higher taxes on the rich. Hopefully the Democrats will rally around this poll.

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Despite the growing focus on inequality in recent years, the 63% of Americans who say that money and wealth should be more evenly distributed among a larger percentage of the people is almost the same as the 60% who said this in 1984.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/182987/americans-continue-say-wealth-distribution-unfair.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_content=morelink&utm_campaign=syndication

[Enthusiast]

1. This is another thing they don't want us to know. As if Trickle Down is the only possible path.

Some Democrats won't even suggest higher taxes even though it is a winning position.

[JHB]

2. They also try to erase how radically the structure has been changed...

[Enthusiast]

3. Yes. That chart would be totally verboten. Not for prime time.

And for millions of Americans, if it isn't on TV, it doesn't exist.

[Gothmog]

4. This is great news-the tax system needs to be more progressive

One of the proposals being floated by the Democrats is to make the tax system even more progressive