when the top 10% pay almost 3/4 of the income taxes. Because the top 10% are not rich. Only the top ~0.5% are rich. The reality is that the vast majority of t

when the top 10% pay almost 3/4 of the income taxes. Because the top 10% are not rich. Only the top ~0.5% are rich. The reality is that the vast majority of that 3/4 of taxes is paid by the middle class. Put another way, the top 10% is mostly 6 figure salaries, not 7 figure salaries, and certainly not 8 or 9 figure salaries.