There’s 50M-60M people between California and NYC. At this point making “mid six figures” hardly makes you rich. You don’t have to be the top 1% to see a tax r

There’s 50M-60M people between California and NYC. At this point making “mid six figures” hardly makes you rich. You don’t have to be the top 1% to see a tax rate higher than the one you stated. Point is arguing that Americans are low taxed when the highest paying jobs are concentrated in high tax states and cost of living is much higher ignores reality for many Americans who pay as much or more than Europeans.