Commentary

Class-War Economics Is Counterproductive and Un-American

By David Harsanyi
Monday, March 23 2026

Perhaps the biggest myth in American political life is that the wealthy don't pay their "fair share." And yet, class warfare isn't merely at the center of the Democrats' economic messaging and policy – it's become the entire game. Democrats have two new tax plans out, playing on the notion that the middle and working classes are unduly burdened by taxes. One is by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), which would exempt anyone making $46,000 or married couples making less than $92,000. Then there is Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) Keep Your Pay Act, which would effectively…

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