ECSNorway Wrote:So, tell me then: In exactly what way is it so unfair that we need to raise taxes on "the rich", when the top 1% of income-earners pay 36% of the total US income tax bill, while the bottom 48% of income-earners pay exactly nothing?Because you are only looking at income taxes, while ignoring all the regressive taxes like sales taxes.
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And if you decide to look at wealth (i.e. how much people have as opposed to how much they take in), well...
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...we're gonna need to get to taxin'.