>...but in the US specifically domestic tax reform to shift the burden from upper income earners to lower-to-middle-income workers over time, particularly the e

>...but in the US specifically domestic tax reform to shift the burden from upper income earners to lower-to-middle-income workers over time, particularly the enormous shift under Reagan, is more specifically the problem Simply not true. The number of people who pay zero income taxes has never been higher due to EITC etc. The top 1% paid about 19% of federal taxes in 1980 and about 39% in 2014. http://www.ntu.org/foundation/page/who-pays-income-taxes http://www.ntu.org/foundation/page/who-pays-income-taxes