Survey results at a glance:· Business conditions index drops below growth neutral for second time in four months.· Prices-paid index indicates excessive inflationary pressures.· Region lost jobs for the fourth time in five months.·...

Over the past decade, it has become fashionable to bash high income earners in the name of equity. For example, Omaha investor, Warren Buffet, receives high praise from big spending bureaucrats when he claims that the rich should pay higher taxes.