“A poll conducted by Time/CNN on the estate tax issue in 2000 revealed that 39 per cent of Americans believe that they are either in the wealthiest 1 per cent or will be there ‘soon’.” http://books.google.com/books?id=mEpReQMCgBAC&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq=time+cnn+estate+tax+poll+2000&source=web&ots=wUCpBJ6Mr_&sig=3Hzwl6OA_7rUtQ4fwNXsShZNllw&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result This explains a lot.