10-20-2020, 12:13 PM
(10-20-2020, 12:06 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: the argument is that cherry picking only federal income taxes is disingenuous at best and just demonstrates the massive wealth disparity in the US.Fred's rep aside: Absolutely nothing in your chart shows any type of payment equality. In fact it just further strengthens the point made if we understand Economics
If you look at all taxes paid, it's not nearly as "unfair"
https://theintercept.com/2019/04/13/tax-day-taxes-statistics/
We have a slightly progressive tax system