koan - 8:27 pm on Mar 22, 2009 (gmt 0)

that this new legislation would be OK if it only applied to them?

I'm not in favor of the legislation or any tax increases, I was responding to your idea in general that the great unwashed are cheering new taxes on rich people (which is not exactly true). If a government really needs justifiable resources (ex: build roads, not unnecessary programs), it is more reasonable to tax people living a life of luxury instead of people just getting by. But as a general rule, whenever possible, I agree taxes should be as low as possible, for everyone.