This is what's coming down the pike: The maximum wage. Give it about 3 years, and mark these words. The most commonly cited figure that is being floated around by the types who support this kind of thing is around $80,000 per year in today's dollars.

To be sure, it won't be called that. At least not at first. Instead it will be named something like the "Fair Taxation on Obscene Wealth To Benefit The Children Program". Earnings above the maximum wage won't be prohibited, they'll just be taxed at 101%. 100% to take it from your greedy ass and an additional 1% to teach you a lesson.

What? You don't support fair taxes? You don't want to benefit the children? You're for obscene wealth? You're probably some kind of racist or something, aren't you?

http://www.newint.org/sections/argument/2011/09/22/maximum-wage-debate-income-inequality/