Liberals would be much more honest if they'd just admit: "We're oligarchists, and we deserve to rule over you, slaves."
Geithner's admission is a surprise only to those who haven't been paying attention to the president "ready to rule from Day 1." From here:
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told the House Small Business Committee on Wednesday that the Obama administration believes taxes on small business must increase so the administration does not have to “shrink the overall size of government programs.”