Gentlemen, please try to keep this apolitical.

One of the most glaring oddities of our tax system is the blatant discrimination. In a sense it is really the last bastion of government sponsored discrimination and as such it really needs to be treated as a violation of civil rights.
When almost half of Americans are paying no income tax and a ten percent minority are forced to pay 70% of the income tax, it has come to the point of extreme social injustice.
When you promise to rob A and give to B, one can count on B's support. In a sense this is a system designed to drive a wedge between the citizens of this country.
The solution? Everyone must pay the same rate. This would still require the top earners to pay more, but it would get everyone involved in the wonderful feeling of investing in this great country.