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Originally Posted by RSBob
You are 100% correct. I would prefer to live in a country where the wealthy pay disproportionally lower taxes (can you say Capital Gains tax rate, and numerous shelters?) and where the poor and middle class pay more. Oh wait, I think I am already living in utopia. Oh happy day! 
Guess you will be passing on Social(ist) Security and Medicare when you are eligible. That leaves more for the rest. Keep up the good fight and lettuce know how that works fer ya. |
Having put a couple hundred thousand into the Social Security system, I won't feel bad about getting some it back, so no, I'm going to pass on it.
As to your assertion that the wealthy pay dis-proportionally lower taxes.
According to the IRS.
The top 25% of wage earners pay 85.6% of all taxes
Top 10% pay 68.3% of all taxes
Top 5% pay 56.5% of all taxes.
The bottom half pay 3.1%
Is the Fair?