Joe Bidenhood - Steal From the Rich and his "Keep it for ourself Democrats"

Considering that the founding fathers rebelled against England formed a new country, in part because of an increasing tax burden, I wonder if they would consider paying higher taxes patriotic?

From Yahoo News --

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that paying more in taxes is the patriotic thing to do for wealthier Americans. The Republican campaign for president calls the tax increases their Democratic opponents propose "painful" instead of patriotic.

Under the economic plan proposed by Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, people earning more than $250,000 a year would pay more in taxes while those earning less — the vast majority of American taxpayers — would receive a tax
cut.

"We want to take money and put it back in the pocket of middle-class people," Biden said in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America."

Noting that wealthier Americans would indeed pay more, Biden said: "It's time to be patriotic ... time to jump in, time to be part of the deal, time to help get America out of the rut." More...

Did Bidenhood of the dark liberal entitlement forest just say people making less than $250,000 are unpatriotic?