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I apologize on the wording, but this is an easy thing for you to Google! https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/federal/latest-federal-income-tax-data-2025/ https:

I apologize on the wording, but this is an easy thing for you to Google! https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/federal/latest-federal-income-tax-data-2025/ https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/federal/latest-federal-in... I didn't look hard but that's the first thing I found. Famously, Mitt Romney complained that 47% of Americans don't contribute to federal income tax revenue, which is what I was thinking of.

matwood 5mo ago
Side note...I hate this stat because it makes it sound like the rich are paying their share of taxes. The reality is that people who make large w2 income pay a large part of federal taxes, and while they would be considered rich they are not the ultra-rich we see in the news every day.
- bonsai_spool 5mo ago
  > .I hate this stat because it makes it sound like the rich are paying their share of taxes Yes! I agree, I don't mean to sound like I support the status quo. In this particular case, I wanted to clarify that green card-holding immigrants carry a disproportionate amount of tax burden (but that is not to support the current state of things).
  - matwood 5mo ago
    I didn't mean to imply you did support the status quo. And you're right about GC holders as they tend to make good money and fall into the worst spot tax wise - having a large w2 income.