The consistent meme throughout this President's first, and hopefully last, term in office has been his assertion that he will "ask" the wealthy to pay more. He said it during last night's debate and he has said it throughout his campaign. No matter how it's phrased, "pay more", "pay their fair share", etc., the operative word has always been "ask".
In my 48 years, I don't recall ever being asked to pay taxes. Taxes are always taken from me. I have never once given money to the government voluntarily. The government always takes money from me, using force if necessary. Taxes are taken from my paycheck before I ever see the money. Taxes are taken from me when I purchase goods and, in some cases, services. Hidden taxes are taken from me in the form of inflation when the Federal Reserve prints money and passes the debt onto my yet to be born grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Indeed, it would be a novel concept for the government to actually ask my permission to take money from me (like that's ever going to happen).
I'm not wealthy by any stretch and, if the government has its way, I never will be. However, I can imagine how this conversation might go. Instead of living within its means, the government will ask me to pay more in taxes. I will, of course, politely decline the request. I pay more than enough as it is. I not only pay my "fair share" of taxes, but I pay the "fair share" of others who have squandered the opportunities they've been given. So, no thank you, Mr. President, I choose not to pay more in taxes.
Of course the President is only joking about asking me to pay more. There is no request or, at least, if there is a request, it's a request you can't refuse. But what happens if I do refuse? What happens if I decline your request Mr. President? Well, the short answer is that it really doesn't matter whether or not I acquiesce to his request. The government is going to take money from me, using whatever force is necessary, regardless of whether I want it to or not. So, don't peddle that bullshit around here, Mr. President, just speak the truth. You're not going to ask anyone to pay more, you're simply going to take it from them whether they like it or not.