When more of your extra dollars are going to the government than yourself, I think it's a problem, even if you're very rich. I think that has to be factored into any argument about the "fairness" of the tax system.Doesn't the term "extra dollars" there mean "as in not necessary for living on" and such? In other words, dollars that you can afford to pay in taxes? Imagine that. The people who have extra dollars pay more in taxes on those extra dollars.
Meanwhile, we can't afford streetlights and roads in this effing country. Yes, McMeathead, they need to pay more.