The upper classes are never going to actually help the peasantry
either at all or without something in it for them, and even then the
latter will be mostly crumbs from the dinner table.

That is exactly why I think Obama's tax plans will never work. He'll go after the companies, and they'll take it out on the Middle class with higher prices and lay-off. The Middle Class is screwed.

And when he can’t get all the money he needs for his social programs, he is going to hit us old reliable Middle Class Taxpayer (It’s patriotic to pay taxes you know- so we’ll be very patriotic you know)

My one question to him would be, how are you going to keep these companies from raising the cost of their services, or laying off employees, to cover the taxes you want to hit them with? (I have been a victim of lay-offs when profits have gotten low.)