The editorial page of USA Today published a piece entitled, "Good economic times roll for high rollers, that is", suggesting that good economic times are here, if you're a business owner.

The recovery is showing up in stock values, corporate profits and other measures at the upper end of the economic spectrum. But in data more meaningful to most Americans, things don't look so rosy. Employment has trickled up during the past year, but still stands at 400,000 fewer jobs than in 2001. Productivity gains and outsourcing mean some U.S. jobs are gone for good.

The Op/Ed piece went on to say:

Left unchecked, this type of disparity builds resentment. Until the captains of industry find ways to share more of the wealth with those in the trenches, they risk a political backlash against the policies that have made them wealthy.

The last sentence above is the most interesting.

The commentator essentially says that tax cuts and deregulation have made Americans and business owners wealthy. That is to say, if we had higher taxes, and if we had more restrictive regulations, then there wouldn't be so many wealthy people. The rich would not be as rich.

But first, let's get one thing out of the way. Anyone in the United States can choose to become wealthy. That is, even the most poorest person in the country can become wealthy beyond their belief, if they are willing to put in the effort. We've all heard the story of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who started out in America working in construction as a bricklayer, spending his free time in the gym, and saving his money to pay for bodybuilding competitions. And we've all heard many other rags-to-riches stories. Anyone can choose to become rich, if they're willing to put in the effort.

What USAToday admitted, perhaps by mistake for their own sake, is that if we didn't have such high taxes, and so many restrictive regulations, then working class Americans would be able to rise up out of the trenches and become business owners themselves. That is, the small guy American would find it easier to become self-reliant and easier to turn an idea into a business.

As long it remains difficult to become wealthy, liberals will have plenty of working-class Americans to champion. That's why liberals complain that tax cuts are unfair; it's unfair to them, not necessarily to Americans.

It's the old "Jesse Jackson" syndrome. Jackson champions the poor African Americans, but when those people are empowered to become self-sufficient, or even wealthy, they no longer need him. Hence, he opposes tax cuts. Anything that helps Americans become wealthy is a weapon threatening to make liberals extinct.