While the numbers are from a decade or two ago: yes, I'm pretty sure the top 10% in the US pay more taxes than the average person in Germany. But that's really

While the numbers are from a decade or two ago: yes, I'm pretty sure the top 10% in the US pay more taxes than the average person in Germany. But that's really not a large factor for most people because they're by definition not in the top percentage of the country.