Even if the rich were paying more taxes, that does not automatically mean that they are bearing the tax burden, because of "tax incidence" [0]. A rich person ha

Even if the rich were paying more taxes, that does not automatically mean that they are bearing the tax burden, because of "tax incidence" [0]. A rich person has usually much more bargaining power and can more easily shift the burden to someone else. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_incidence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tax_incidence