<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKwa kuwa matajiri ni sehemu ndogo ya walipa kodi, jambo pekee ambalo hili linaweza kumaanisha katika mazoezi ni kuboresha hali ya maskini - wazo la ajabu kwa viongozi wanaodhaniwa kuwa wa kushoto-kati, hata kama ni wa kisasa au wa kutazama mbele, kupitisha.  <response>: Since the rich are a tiny proportion of taxpayers, the only thing this could mean in practice would be an improvement relative to the position of the poor--an extraordinary idea for supposedly left-of-center leaders, however modern or forward-looking, to adopt. 