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We spend more per student than other countries. http://rossieronline.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/us-schools-vs-international3.jpg http://rossieronline.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/us-schools-v... Also: > 68% of the income tax is not nearly enough, considering that the rich own the vast majority of the wealth, and benefit disproportionately from it. Income is not the same as wealth. The top 10% earn 45% of the income and pay 68% of federal income taxes. How much higher would be "fair" to you?

carlob 12y ago
(45/10)/(55/90) == 7.4 That's how much more the average person in the top decile makes compared to the rest. (68/10)/(32/90) == 19 That's how much higher the tax the top decile's taxes are. That means that they are paying 2.6 times as much taxes per dollar. Is it too high? Too low? I guess it really depends on what the baseline is. You can't really tell from these numbers. If the bottom 90% pays 10% of their income in taxes and the top 10% 26% I think it would sound acceptable, if not a bit low. These numbers don't really tell much of a story. I guess my point is that as long as the rich keep getting richer and the poor poorer, the tax delta is not high enough.