Look, I'm no cheerleader for the Republicans, either.  I've admitted here and elsewhere that they've been a big disappointment.  It seems to me that the thrust of your arguments are focused on left v. right and it's confusing your thought process.  However, if you want to know where I would cut, it occurs to me that the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Education would be two good starts. 

You said in an earlier post:

If the Republicans cannot take responsibility, why should we give them any responsibility?

Why do you not also apply that fine piece of logic to finances?  Even if I DID accept the premise that increasing taxes raises revenue (which I don't), I still can't understand the wisdom (or lack thereof) behind the desire to entrust even more money to a government which has proven time and time again that it can't be trusted to handle finances responsibly.

I didn't answer because the premise of the question is patently absurd.  I believe you originally asked: 

If the Administration repeals the Bush tax cuts, I'm not going to stop trying to become wealthy.  Are you? 

The obvious answer is, of course not.  But, like the so-called "rich", if my taxes were to go up, I'd have less money to spend on things like having my driveway paved, putting up that garage I've been wanting to build, or expanding my business (in other words, HIRING PEOPLE).  Those you call "rich" simply have more options when it comes to investing their capital.  As I pointed out before, there is almost $840 BILLION in capital just sitting in corporate coffers waiting to be invested.  Increasing taxes is the best way to ensure that that money doesn't get spent putting people to work.

Regards,
Scott Perry