~>  JO> ->  bk>  The top 20% pay about 50% of the taxes, and
get about 50% of
~>  JO> the ->  bk>  income. Sounds fair. -> -> That is a lie.
 
~>  JO> You mean of course, that you have other information that will provide
~>  JO> a corrective.
 
~>  JO> C'mon, you know better.
 
~> If the tax rate for all income levels was the same percentage, which it
isnt,
~> but lets assume it is 15%.
 
~> The amount of tax taken from someone making 75K a year is less than the tax
~> taken from someone making lets say 300K a year.
~> 
~> This is basic math and this assumes a flat percentage rate, which we
know that
~> those making 6 or more digits are paying alot more than 15%.

That's pretty funny to see Wilson call the silly numbers "information" and
then refer to facts as "other information."

The most recent data from the Tax Foundation:

"IRS data shows that in 2007—the most recent data available—the top 1
percent of taxpayers paid 40.4 percent of the total income taxes collected
by the federal government. This is the highest percentage in modern history."

"the recent IRS data bolsters the findings of an OECD study released last
year showing that the U.S.—not France or Sweden—has the most progressive
income tax system among OECD nations. We rely more heavily on the top 10
percent of taxpayers than does any nation and our poor people have the
lowest tax burden of those in any nation."
 
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