Given that the top 1% of Americans pay 40% of all federal income taxes; the next 9% of income earners pay another 30%. So the top 10% pays 70% of the taxes; the bottom 40% pays close to nothing. This does indeed seem unfair--to the rich.
Seriously, yes, those with more COULD give more, but I don't think picking and choosing who has to pay even MORE of their 'fair share' is not really the way. Talk about a 'Class War'? It isn't that the rich have shelters to
hide their money, THEY ARE PAYING 70% of the TAXES COLLECTED already! How is THAT 'fair'? They are in business to MAKE money for themselves, NOT to make money for the GOVERNMENT! How much IS 'too' much money? Who gets to decide that anyway? Buffett makes a lot of dough, is that too much? Should the government take away, say, 99% of his money to make him equal to everyone else? Should ANYONE that has made a lot of money be forced to GIVE the majority of that money to the government BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE THAN YOU OR I?
No, THAT is NOT what Jesus taught NOR is that Christian. That is just governmental GREED, plain and simple!