The stupid party... My wife and I are both small business owners. We bust our ass every day to serve our customers. We both work 60 to 80 hours every week.
Because we are modestly successful, we pay the top tax rate. Obama and the Democrats want to screw us and make us pay more because we are so "rich".
But the super rich like Warren Buffet, Opra, Loyld Blankfien (Goldman Sacs), and Steven Speilberg pay much less than we do as a percentage of their income because of the special interest deductions they get and also because a lot of their income is so-called "investment" income rather than "earned" income.
The GOP are idiots. They COULD take their basic message and turn it into a populist message with very broad appeal. But, they are too stupid to do so. Instead, the Democrats have painted the GOP as protectors of the super rich -- who mostly vote for Democrats.
The GOP are truly the stupid party.
Screw them.