Originally Posted by
dckozak
I'm curious how you conclude that we are, in fact, so progressive. Gov Romney, paid 13% of his income in TY 2010 and I paid around 19%. Last year he forgo a bunch of allowable deductions (that would have further lowered his % paid) and still paid a lower % than I.
I guess if I had made enough that I could give away 3 million to my church, I too could pay "only" 13%
You must be in the top 10%
The data indicates those in the bottom 90%, in the US, do not pay their fair share of the total collected. All other industrialized countries have their bottom 90% contributing a higher percentage of the total. If we have a tax increase, taxes on the bottom 90% should increase the same percentage as for the top 10%. Further analysis reveals it's not possible to raise taxes enough on such a small group as the top .5 or 1% to cover our shortfalls. A broader based approach is the only way. Deep spending cuts are the only alternative.
You might agree with that but the President and Harry Reid do not. Now is the time to write them and express your preference.
That is my point.