Or San Francisco or any other place it costs $1 million for a decent one bedroom. So, when Charles Barron, a good-intentioned, but sorely misguided NYC councilman interrupts a speech being given by Andrew Cuomo with shouts of “Tax the rich” and “Shame on you!” because the governor will let a tax hike for those making $200k or more a year expire, he sounds out of touch.

Like President Obama and the Democrats that got their asses handed to them on a similar issue, there’s a big difference between $200k and $1 million, yet the two numbers are often meshed together as if they’re wholly interchangeable.

Even the so called “Millionaire’s Tax” they’re referring to affects those making $800k less than the name suggests. Tax actual millionaires all you like, they can afford it, but don’t cast New York’s upper middle class into that same pool. Push that metric to where it belongs—in the seven figure range—Mr. Barron and you may find a lot more support the next time around.