I see it this way: clearly the current way of thinking that has been predominant since the Reagan era has not been a huge success. I am talking about the higher income brackets having a much less tax burden on percentage basis than the middle incomes. The Obama plan of a more equal taxation for all levels seems like something we should at least try, because frankly it has never been done. I swear to God if you try to make some FDR comparison, I'm going to slap you through the computer screen.