So where do you raise them?
In 2009, the 1% ($343,927+) accounted for 16.9% of AGI and 36.7% of income tax revenue. The 5% ($154,643+) accounted for 31.7% of AGI and 58.7% of income tax revenue.
I would venture and educated guess that even increasing taxes on the top 5% to the 90% rate seen during WW2 wouldn't make a dent even if you actively forced them to stay in the country.
And even then, all that Congress would see it as is "I CAN HAZ MOAR 2 SPEND 4 MOAR VOTEZ". And the cycle continues.
agreed, all the more reason to not "sweat the load" about debt, deficit and taxes for generations that havent been born.