No, they don't The rich pay disproportionately more taxes. See https://taxfoundation.org/summary-latest-federal-income-tax-data-2018-update/ https://taxfoundati

No, they don't The rich pay disproportionately more taxes. See https://taxfoundation.org/summary-latest-federal-income-tax-data-2018-update/ https://taxfoundation.org/summary-latest-federal-income-tax-... > In 2016, the top 1 percent of taxpayers accounted for more income taxes paid than the bottom 90 percent combined. The top 1 percent of taxpayers paid roughly $538 billion, or 37.3 percent of all income taxes, while the bottom 90 percent paid about $440 billion, or 30.5 percent of all income taxes.