Article questions

After reading the article “A Great Time to Be Alive?” by Matt Yglesias, answer these questions:

1. What is the thesis of this article?

2. In para. 5, how does the author try to enlist the sympathies of wealthy people, whom his plan targets for higher taxes?

3. In the concluding paragraphs, how does the author try to enlist the sympathies of social conservatives who usually resist imposing higher taxes?