Gee, times are indeed tough for the ultra-rich. Forced, forced to choose between things like a $14,500 sabayon in Sri Lanka or a $25,000 chocolate sundae.
Fortunately, they've still got the protection of both the Bush Administration and the Senate, noteably Senator Chuck Shumer:
But key Democratic senators, among them New York’s Charles Schumer, who is the main fund-raiser for Senate Democrats, are balking. They know they must provide alternative tax relief, but they don’t want to tax private equity and hedge funds to pay for it.
(Source: NY Times Editorial Alternative Tax Showdown)
Valiant protector of tax breaks for the ultra-rich, defender of pro-torture Bush Leaguers... which party does he belong to again?
A science fiction author named Mack Reynolds wrote some humorous novels about a future US where one person, one vote was replaced by one dollar, one vote. Prophetic