Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   I think you are missing his point Date:   11/6/2010 10:00:30 AM

So let me elaborate because I completely agree with Rush on this.  What Dems do is use class envy to justify progressive taxation.  Progressive meaning the more you make the higher the percentage you pay.  So, using their class envy argument they claim everyone who makes more than $250,000 (or $200,000 or $75,000 or whatever the latest majic number is) is "rich" and should therefore pay more in taxes as a percentage of what they earn.  His point is who are Obama/Reid/Pelosi to establish who is rich and who has to pay more according to their class envy argument?  He is not arguing they don't have the power or position to set the level of taxation but they don't have the moral authority to decide who is rich and who is not and therefore who should pay more in taxes on a percentage basis and who should pay less.  If you had the entire context of this comment you would understand his point as I heard this segment and I am quite certain based on the recent election that the middle actually gets this if they were told the context of the statement instead of the government media cherry picking and misrepresenting.

And I completely agree with him.  Having just spent $500 for one night in a hotel room in NYC (and nothing fancy I can assure you.....a Marriott) and $26 for a hamburger I can assure you that someone that lives in Manhatten and makes $250,000 per year isn't rich.  Same goes for San Francisco and many other places.