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> make the wealthy actually pay their taxes Sounds like you need to get your facts straight. > A Pew Research Center analysis of IRS data from 2015, the most
by pageandrew 8y ago
> make the wealthy actually pay their taxes
Sounds like you need to get your facts straight.
> A Pew Research Center analysis of IRS data from 2015, the most recent available, shows that taxpayers with incomes of $200,000 or more paid well over half (58.8%) of federal income taxes
https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjKrI2YxPHeAhXeGTQIHYJ0DPkQzPwBegQIARAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pewresearch.org%2Ffact-tank%2F2017%2F10%2F06%2Fa-closer-look-at-who-does-and-doesnt-pay-u-s-income-tax%2F&psig=AOvVaw2msuvZt4ZVhtEqDoVs4Me6&ust=1543303633491797 https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjK...
- KozmoNau7 8y agoThey are still paying nowhere near the same portion of their income as those of less advantage are paying. Plus their disposable income is still vastly larger, and they're basically untouched by the regressive costs paid by less fortunate people. The wealthy should pay more, that is why progressive tax systems exist. They reap the largest benefit of society's goods, by a gigantic margin.
- dmm 8y agoOnly 47% of federal revenue is from income taxes though. 34% is from regressive payroll taxes. Taxes need to be way higher. Federal revenues this year barely cover mandatory spending.
- JetSpiegel 8y agoAnd yet their share of wealth increased. Percentage of a lowering tax base (Trump's tax cuts) is irrelevant. They need to pay more tax in absolute terms.