It was about 20 years ago that I decided not to expand my business due to the high rate of tax I was paying. Stayed the same size and continued paying a six figure tax bill then retired early. The country lost millions of revenue that I decided was not worth the trouble for myself or my family. It has only gotten worse since then and now they are raising tax rates further. The left does not get this concept. My advice to my children now is get a government or unionized job  and forget the risk of running business that I undertook. The genie that is class warfare has been allowed out of the bottle and will not go back. This will get worse.