Agreed, and thats why I continue to vote for representatives who won't raise those taxes.

The corruption will continue but at least I don't have to continue to feed it.

They instead lower taxes for every bracket except those making 2x to 5x the poverty level. The lower brackets are a bribe, and the upper brackets and corporate/payroll tax cuts are the purpose. Meanwhile medicaid getting cut just shifts unpaid er visit costs onto that same middle range. The middle gets hollowed out by both parties.