My 2 cents:

1 penny: my father in-law has traveled a lot in other countries (china, pakistan, cambodia, vietnam, turkey etc.) and there is NO middle class in most of the worlld. He thinks our country is heading that way. With all the taxes paid by the middle class I think he may be right.

2nd penny: I work in orange CO NC where edwards is building a multi million dollar 6+K square foot house I doubt he is going to tax the "rich" ie himself a whole lot if you can afford a house that costs as much to heat as one to live in you can afford lawyers and accountants to get you out of taxes.