I mean why is this that surprising? Almost half the country doesn't even pay federal income tax. Contrary to a lot of narratives at-least at the federal level

I mean why is this that surprising? Almost half the country doesn't even pay federal income tax. Contrary to a lot of narratives at-least at the federal level it is almost completely funded by the "rich". Now at the local level we can have a different discussion about regressive taxes like sales, gas, etc.