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You paid far less. The top half of American pay almost 98% of federal taxes. The top 10% pay nearly three quarters. The American tax system is very progressive.
by BenFranklin100 2y ago
You paid far less. The top half of American pay almost 98% of federal taxes. The top 10% pay nearly three quarters. The American tax system is very progressive.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tax-irs-income-taxes-who-pays-the-most-and-least/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tax-irs-income-taxes-who-pays-t...
- whatever1 2y agoYou have it wrong. You are grouping in that top 10% the millionaires/billionaires who pay nothing with the 6-figure W2 workhorses who cannot hide anything.
- BenFranklin100 2y agoStop equivocating. You said that ‘you’ (as in the lower income half) paid more. This is demonstrably false. The top half of Americans pay 97.7% of taxes. It may be you paid a higher percentage of your income despite the progressive nature of the American tax code which has a higher rate the more you make, via some tax breaks some wealthy people take advantage etc... It can also be that you paid a smaller percentage through an EITC. I don’t know without know your situation. It is definitely false that Americans making between $200-400K paid a smaller rate than you did. Your broad statement the poor are paying the bulk of support for public infrastructure is clearly wrong. Revise your priors.
- whatever1 2y agoIt is definitely true the millionaires paid less than me. 0 < any positive number. People who make 200k in W2 wages per year are not millionaires.