> richer people pay the vast amount of Germany’s federal budget via ridiculously high income tax. It's true that the top 10% are responsible for 50% of the inc

> richer people pay the vast amount of Germany’s federal budget via ridiculously high income tax. It's true that the top 10% are responsible for 50% of the income tax, but income tax itself only brings. ~30% of the budget. So at the end, those rich people's income is responsible for only 15% of the budget.