Perhaps Sbane wants higher taxes because, unlike the GOP, he actually gives an Inks about the deficit and securing priorities for the future. And I'd be all for Torie's decoupling of payroll taxes and SS benefits except that that rest of the government currently owes SS a crap ton of money. We'd need to return to the sustainable pre-1980s tax rates to get back to a level playing field, and nobody is willing to propose that. Heaven forfend the well to do ($100k+) and the superrich (250k+) pay a reasonable amount in taxes.
As for this "Economics is just such a beautiful thing isn't it, and even more beautiful, is that I am quite talented at it really." all I can say is