Tax rates are far lower for the poor than the rich. In fact, the wealthiest pay ...

inshadows · on May 9, 2020

They do, on paper: https://www.propublica.org/article/the-irs-decided-to-get-to...

bergstromm466 · on May 7, 2020

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refurb · on May 8, 2020

Your source says nothing about who pays the most taxes.

So let me google that for you: "the top 10% of income earners pay 70% of all income taxes".

https://www.kiplinger.com/article/taxes/T054-C000-S001-how-y...

mythrwy · on May 8, 2020

To sum up both of your statements, the top 10% of income earners pay 70% of all income taxes, but an increasing percentage of the taxed income is derived from rents (which originate from the labor of the renter class).

bergstromm466 · on May 8, 2020

> an increasing percentage of the taxed income is derived from rents

Yes, thank you for making the link clearer.