> This is why politicians say they want to help the middle class. They are always paying the majority of taxes. 87% of income taxes are paid by the top 25%; 70

> This is why politicians say they want to help the middle class. They are always paying the majority of taxes. 87% of income taxes are paid by the top 25%; 70% of income taxes are paid by the top 10%. The middle class in the US pays an extraordinarily low effective tax rate. The US has a very progressive tax system. The 50% to 25% income bracket, which makes up most of the middle class, has a 7% average federal income tax rate. Few other developed nations come remotely close to having something like that. The politicians pander to the middle class out of virtue signaling (it's a great ideological sound bite) and for votes (it's still a large voting block).