You can come up with every graph in the world and it will not disprove the fact that taxing the wealthy is not a method to grow the economy and lift more people out of poverty. I could not imagine spending my life despising a group people or group of corporations because they have worked hard, made good business decisions, and have been successful?? So anyone who has taken a risk, put everything they own on the line and make a profit, should be punished by the gov't. Socialist economies do not feed the world, protect the world, and bail them out every time a disaster comes along. Capitalism does. Socialism is a direct attack on personal freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Class warfare sounds appealing, it is easy to hate the successful of our society but really what does it get you? If someone succeeds and becomes wealthy does that directly cause another to become poor or live in poverty? Excessive taxation is a disincentive to produce. Why make more if the government is just going to confiscate it? Obama's desire to redistribute wealth will cripple our economy.