You should ask, whose life would be enriched more by having more of the money they’re paying in tax - the average income household paying 30% on their $40,000, or the millionaire paying 7% on their hundreds of millions of income?
Also, let’s not forget that it’s not just the visible 30% that’s taken from your paycheck, but a matching 30% that’s paid by your employer on your behalf. So, by leveling the playing field, a median earner could be getting upwards of $20,000 more than they are today.
The wealthy benefit from the social infrastructure they live in. Should they not pay for it ?
Think of the wear and tear the roads get from the Amazon delivery service alone.
Amazon still pays to register vehicles, so they’re paying for roads as much as anyone that uses them, right? I work from home, and pay as much for the roads as my neighbor who commutes. Is that fair? No - but I’m completely fine with it.
Not to mention the US is huge, the actual cost of fixing the infrastructure would be staggering. It needs fixing too.
If the very wealthiest weren’t paying lower effective tax rates than the people making $200k/yr. that would be a start.