No wonder he pays so little in taxes. He will pay.
This would appeal to his Democratic base ahead of the 2012 election but likely not raise much in revenues." The revenue is unimportant. The message that the rich are the enemy and the primary threat to the king is what we are getting across. The king is always in danger if there are other powerful people to challenge his commands and these powerful people must be eliminated through taxation and a cultivation of hatred for them. The rich are often Jews too if that helps you with hating them.
Big_T
It is been estimated that Buffet owes $1 BILLION in back taxes .. disputes going back to 2002.