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In the USA, the top 1% make 20% of the income but pay almost 40% of the taxes. That seems very progressive, not a 'joke'.


Careful. The top 1% pay 40% of federal income tax, not of all taxes. Federal income tax is around half of total federal tax revenue.

I also wonder, is that "20% of all income" figure 20% of all taxable income, or all declared income?


> figure 20% of all taxable income, or all declared income?

Since we're baselessly speculating, it might be 100!


The top 1% by what? Income?

Here's another one: the top 0.001% make 0% of the income and pay 0% of the taxes.


You, apparently, missed the cue




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