"that's about 80 percent of the average person's total earnings. How many people would really say "I'm willing to give 80 percent of my income to the federal go

"that's about 80 percent of the average person's total earnings. How many people would really say "I'm willing to give 80 percent of my income to the federal government, and some more to the state government?" That's extremely misleading, because a person of average income does of course not pay anything near 80% of their total earnings.