The headline is inaccurate. The headline should read "Top 1% of Income-Earners pay 45% of California's Income Taxes." The rest of the data don't really give a

The headline is inaccurate. The headline should read "Top 1% of Income-Earners pay 45% of California's Income Taxes." The rest of the data don't really give a meaningful view either since they ignore California's 10% sales tax. According to IETP, California's tax system is proportional or even slightly regressive. (Higher-income earners pay a smaller share of their income as tax.) http://www.itep.org/whopays/states/california.php http://www.itep.org/whopays/states/california.php