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> the middle class pays very low income taxes in America Citation needed. There's "fees", "taxes" and all sorts of hidden ways that eat into the middle class.

by kefka 11y ago

> the middle class pays very low income taxes in America Citation needed. There's "fees", "taxes" and all sorts of hidden ways that eat into the middle class. Not only that, but how much "Fees" were in the eggs you bought? None, right? Not really: they're just bundled in and hidden. Ever get a speeding ticket? That's a fucking tax. Property tax, car "license plates" - tax. Gas has taxes, and a lot of them. As does alcohol. And then there's sales tax- just because you sold something. Hell, there's taxes for dying. But myopically, it looks small. I'd wager that these 'little bits' here and there by far exceeds the percent paid in taxes than the top 1%.. and we know it hurts the middle class far worse.

refurb 11y ago
The top 10% (over $125K/yr) pay 70% of all income tax in the US. In 1990, it was 55%.[1] [1]http://www.ntu.org/foundation/page/who-pays-income-taxes http://www.ntu.org/foundation/page/who-pays-income-taxes
- kefka 11y ago
  But they at most work with IRS numbers regarding federal income tax. Lets be real here: any money that's leaving my pocket that goes towards "compliance", "fees", "fines", "tickets", or what have you is Tax. Now, I don't have a problem with tax itself (as a concept). I get that services need to be paid for, and that's us. But what I want to know, is out of my paycheck, how much really is taxed? No one can answer that.