Honestly the republicans who first called for capital gains to be separated from income tax are the problem. Just gives em even more room to cheat the system.

If we called cap gains part of your income this wouldn't even be an issue.

Also I agree taxing the rich would help the economy, its not just some "shills" as you eloquently put it who believe this. Just look what happened to the economy when Clinton and Roosevelt raised taxes on the rich. The economy went up, unemployment went down, real societal gains not republican trickle down imaginary gains.