Heaven forbid we have too many wealthy retirees who haven't "paid their fair share" for their entire adult lives. Honestly I think that is my biggest problem with the current administration. I agree that there are loop holes that need to be changed in the tax codes over all but unless you earn money illegally then you should be held up as a shining example of the American dream and why it works. If I have a good trading year and make more than 500k then why should that diminish the hours that I spend working to scan and research companies? I have had a few people that I can say really helped me learn how to do this well but overall it has been a classic school of hard knocks. So why should I pay more?