nynco... STOP! You sound like every single idiot liberal on this subject. If you don't know how it works, don't assume shit. First, most investments are made with ALREADY TAXED INCOME- it would be retarded to tax people twice on the same money... Second, people tend to spend what they make, it's not like the millionaires and billionaires just stuff $100,000 in their mattresses every month. You make $50K a year you buy a house that you can afford, then pretty much spend the rest on what is commensurate to your income. You make $2M a year, you buy a house you can afford and spend nearly all the rest on various things as well.

Nynco, have you ever purchased stock before? If so, did they let you use pre-taxed income to do so? No, that's not how it works.