While the New York Post reported Wednesday that more than 80 percent of Americans believe that keeping the Bush tax cuts is “a priority,” more than 80 millionaires are asking President Barack Obama to “please let the Bush tax cuts expire and raise our taxes.”
In a letter addressed to the President, the millionaires make their case, saying that as successful Americans they are ready and willing to do their “fair share.”
“For the fiscal health of our nation and the well-being of our fellow citizens, we ask that you allow tax cuts on incomes over $1,000,000 to expire at the end of this year as scheduled,” they write. “We make this request as loyal citizens who now or in the past earned an income of $1,000,000 per year or more.”
The Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength, include musician Moby, Men’s Warehouse CEO George Zimmer, Princeton Review founder John Katzman, and Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
Dennis Mehiel, one of the letter’s signers, told The Daily Caller that while he supports raising taxes he also believes that the country needs to get its spending under control.
“This is not the only solution,” he said. “It is not the lion’s share of the solution – if you look at the numbers – but it is an important step. For two reasons, one is that it is a serious amount of money over time and two it will send a very positive signal that the country is ready to think about beginning to get its fiscal house in order and we have a long way to go.”
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