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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
I don't think that's true at all. The bottom 40% of income earners pay nothing in income taxes. The top 1% pays 40% of all taxes, the top 5% pays 60% of all taxes. The bottom 50% of the country pays 3%, with an average tax rate of 3%.
The poorest don't pay anything in this country.
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I said they pay a higher % of their income... not a higher % of total income taxes paid to the government.