[Superman]

We've been over this before. These figures are cooked. I'm not saying they're fake, but they're tailored. For example, I think they exclude payroll taxes, which hit low income folks like a sledgehammer, and leave many higher-income folks untouched. Certainly the high income folks who do not earn a wage at all. Having been a statistician, I'm probably entitled to tell this joke:

Three accountants are interviewed for the position of CFO. Each candidate is independently asked to add 2 and 2, and give an accurate answer. The first candidate performs multiple calculations, concluding that the answer is 4. The second, is more experienced and simply blurts out the same answer. The third candidate closes the CEO's door, looks around and, with his hand near his mouth, quietly asks "What do you want it to be?"