OPINION: Why ‘Tax the Rich’ Demands Are So Unreasonable

Suggesting that people who don’t want to pay even more are unpatriotic is bullying nonsense.

If I told you there was a movement to create a navy or an air force, you might respond, “Don’t we already have those?” If I said we need a movement to persuade bears to relieve themselves in the woods, you might say, “Wait. Isn’t that happening already?”

But if I said we needed to tax the rich, a lot of people’s first reaction would be, “Yes! It’s about time!”

In fact, there’s an astroturf...