Report Abuse

You have chosen to report the following comment as abusive, offensive, or inappropriate.

The topic is income taxes, don't try to deflect by including the regressive payroll taxes (which are your "contribution" to SS and Medicare funding).<br> <br> Strictly in income taxes the top 1% pay 39.89% of all income taxes, while earning 22.06% of AGI. Their average tax rate is 22.79%.<br> <br> The bottom 50% of tax filers pay 2.99% of income taxes collected, earn 12.51% of AGI, and pay average effective income tax rate of 3.01%.
By mpercy

Your name
Explanation
Security Code	* Please enter the code shown above