Notice he said tax _rate_, not tax _share_. That the rich pay a larger share of the total taxes is a direct consequence of the fact that they have gotten richer

Notice he said tax _rate_, not tax _share_. That the rich pay a larger share of the total taxes is a direct consequence of the fact that they have gotten richer as a group. Or in other words that the distribution of income has shifted to the top 10%. So basically you are saying that the top 10% should complain about the fact that they get a larger share of the income pie, with the consequence that they also pay a larger share of the tax pie. I would just be happy that I was earning more.