If you earn via salary $10,000,000…then sure, you should get taxed at a higher/highest rate. But if much of your income is passive, ie: investments, why should someone of extreme wealth, who already paid a high tax on their initial income, be again taxed at a higher rate for investments such as bonds, safe stocks with high dividends, etc? Also, wouldn’t raising the tax limit on long term capital gains kill the incentive to make investments? There is no risk in salary yet there is high risk/uncertaintly in investing. Rightfully, congress recognized that and taxed them accordingly. Reversing this will not be a good thing.
As for being patriotic by paying more taxes: I understand what you are trying to convey, however, you are espousing giving more money to the most dysfunctional part of our economy, our government, and giving it more revenue will not solve the problem, but exacerbate it.
No good comes from a congressman who has served for 25 years
CHANGE GOVERNMENT You should want to change the system, not throw dollars at it. Unfortunately, those who create laws are the ones who directly benefit from them: campaign regulations, PACS, lobbyists, etc. Eliminate all enticements of indirect financial gains from public service. Increase their salaries. Increase the terms of representatives from 2 to 4 years (currently they need to start campaigning right after they win an election) and set term limits for them to 3 terms (Senate 2). Eliminate most/all outside influence dollars and put massive restrictions who/what can donate to their campaigns. (Wouldn’t it make sense to restrict all donations to come from only the districts/states they represent?)