It is the interest of all Americans to establish a progressive tax code that requires high income individuals and corporations to pay their fair share of the Federal tax burden on the grounds that those who benefit most from an economic system should contribute the most to that system.
Why is this important?
The petition urges Congress and the President to allow the Bush era tax cuts on wealthy Americans (receiving more than $250,000 per year to expire. The current rates punish middle class tax payers, of which I am one at the lower end of this bracket on a $50,,000 fixed pension
