Tax increases affect middleclass income more way more than it affects rich income. This is self evident because having less money to begin with makes this the case. Period. I just can''t condone. paying more taxes as a middle class earner when the rich are trying to pay less. And remember we are talking about percentages here. For the impaired, I have prepared a word problem to help illustrate this:

Worker One is paid $1000 and is asked to pay 20% in taxes. He has $800 left to survive him until his next pay.
Worker Two is paid $10,000 and is asked to pay 30% in taxes. He is left with $7000 to survive (lol) until next pay.

Worker Two is a douche. He thinks he pays to much in taxes and wants to pay 5% less and think that Worker One should pay 5% more of his pay to support his cut (even though that is mathematically impossible). Worker Two buys politician and changes the tax code. Now:

Worker One is paid $1000 and is asked to pay 25% in taxes. Now he only has $750 to survive until next pay.
Worker Two is paid $10000 and is asked to pay 25% in taxes. Now he gets $7500 to survive on until next pay.

Tax revenue has decreased by $450 and Worker ones income has been reduced in a more real world manner than Worker two income has been increased.

In fantasy world people will say that its stealing to tax the rich but in reality the poor has to pay for it (never calling it stealing) and revenue is decreased without lowering spending. This small example shows how to explode the deficit while making the majority of your people poorer at the same time

To use figures more accurately representing this tax plan:

Worker One is paid $1000 and is asked to pay 20% in taxes. Now, under Trump's "Everybody saves!" plan, he "only" has to pay 19.8% in taxes, saving him a whopping $2 per paycheck.
Worker Two is paid $10000 and is asked to pay 30% in taxes. Now, under Trump's "Everybody saves!" play, he only has to pay 21.9% in taxes, saving him "only" $810 per paycheck.

Pretty much everybody is getting an infinitesimally small benefit in terms of after-tax income, except the top 5% who are going to be making up to 10% more.

PS: I'm not trying to argue with you, just adding to what you are saying.

But you have to pay sales tax with the same money that you also pay income taxes on!  How is that conceptually not the same sort of double taxation that you claim as one of the main reasons for your opposition to the estate tax? 

IMO it can sometimes make sense to tax particular things at different amounts, although I think this power should be used sparingly.  Take gas and tobacco, for example.  The gas tax is devoted to helping pay for the roads most of that gas is being used on and other transportation related things, but I would welcome debate over whether it's really necessary to have a special tax for that reason.  Tobacco is if I am not mistaken taxed specifically to discourage the use of that product.  Additionally, it is judged to come with a high cost to society so we tax it not only to discourage it but also to get back some of the cost that society is saddled with as a result of its use. 

No, that money was taxed for the person who made it.  It was not taxed for the people who are receiving it.  The people who are receiving it did nothing to make it so just like any personal gain you receive you should be taxed.  I am all for getting rid of the estate tax but only if as I stated, getting rid of bonus or personal gain that I am taxed as well.  If not they I do not see where I should accept any special privillage for the rich.  You can argue this all day but in the end, the people who are inheriting an estate did not contribute to the gain and thus should be tax just like everyone else.

I really dont like any tax but understand its needed to some extent . Sales tax at a fixed rate would be ok. In California the sales tax fluctuates so much from city to city its insane. Also, that "gas" tax that is supposed to go to roads doesnt end up making it to them .  IMO If I want to sell a product that people want and knwo the risks of using, the goverment should not be able to tax me out of business. 

Yet the Liberal media and Democrats throw out BS labels like Nazi and Racist to try and drive their point home or paint the President in a bad light. Increasing deportations of illegals and removing DACA doesnt make Trump a racist. Last time I checked their are plenty of white people in this country illegally from other countries. Last I checked Trump also denounced all hate groups including Neo-Nazis and the KKK. The reason Hillary and Obama get pointed out is because the Democrats and Liberals hale them as their gods that do no wrong while crapping from their mouths about Trump and everything they feel he is doing wrong. From a policy standpoint Trump is one of the best Presidents we have had in ages. If he had Obamas ability to speak he would be an amazing President. We have essentially swapped one for the other, one spoke a good game and was poor on execution with bad ideas, the other is bad with speaking but has great ideas about what needs to happen. If he had Obamas speaking ability he would have no problem getting everything he wants, ACA would be gone, Travel ban would be in place etc. 

All of that said though, the media is making the US look like a bunch of idiots, not Trump. The constant spin from companies like CNN, MSNBC, Wapo etc. get their base all riled up and create problems out of nothing. Those companies need to either report the news as it happens without interjecting their opinions or start off each show with "This is our opinion on what just happened".