The 8 minute mark shows why Obama gets it. The fact of the matter is that the rich can't sit idly by and watch the rest of the population go into poverty, even if it's not completely fair to them. The American elite are shaking in their boots because they're afraid of paying more taxes, and they realize that they're gonna have to buy one less Ferrari a year so some families can have health care and that's all there is to it.
It's a democracy, and that doesn't mean that everyone's going to be happy. The elite have been making money hand over fist for the past 20+ years while the rest of the population has been eating hand to mouth. It's not fair to the rich in some ways but they can suck it up...
The US is now in a state of, "It's your problem, not mine, so fuck off", and it's time for the little guy to catch a break.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLfYQqxp884