Good Evening Ribit!
You are correct. A 4 percent surcharge is penny ante nonsense.
If you are earning 20,000 a week, at a minimum you should be paying 25% in Federal Taxes.
On an income of $1,000,000 paying $250,000 a year in taxes is more than reasonable.
It is not a confiscatory rate.
Over $2,000,000 a year boost the rate to 35%.
Over 3 boost the rate to 45%.
A flat rate is fair only to the wealthy.
If Congress can't decide to tax the wealthiest among us, they don't have the funds to help the poorest.
A ten percent tax on incomes over 5 million dollars would take all toll barriers town across the entire United States.
Free the road.