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I probably should have put it in the thread on "Is Capitalism the Villian", but others in the current thread mention taxation and the way it should be applied. I used the "Warren Buffet" story because it is headline and current and has an object lesson to both arguments, and it is just the type of thing that gets bantered about in the press, on political speeches (and a featured item in the State of the Union Address).
On a very high level, at this point in the discussion, I would say both the Right (or Center Right) and the Left (or Center Left) would agree that: 1. Corruption is bad no matter where, when, who, and what realm it is in.
2. The concept that people take financial and political advantage of people and that is wrong is a point of agreement - that applies across the board I would think.
3. That politicians have taken the place of "statespeople" and honest representatives and made our current government structure one that is not enviable IMHO. That would be a point of agreeement.