For those curious about how the percentage of taxes paid in relation to percentage of income earned, these statistics shed some light on the issue: > According

For those curious about how the percentage of taxes paid in relation to percentage of income earned, these statistics shed some light on the issue: > According to a projection from the non-partisan Tax Policy Center, the top 1 percent of Americans will pay 45.7 percent of the individual income taxes in 2014—up from 43 percent in 2013 and 40 percent in 2012 (the oldest period available)... In 1979, the top one percenters earned 8.9 percent of pretax income and paid 18 percent of federal income taxes. In 2011, the top 1 percent earned 14.6 percent of income and paid 25.4 percent in 2011 of federal income taxes. http://www.cnbc.com/2015/04/13/top-1-pay-nearly-half-of-federal-income-taxes.html http://www.cnbc.com/2015/04/13/top-1-pay-nearly-half-of-fede...