Originally Posted by
Mason32
Why does a person making 150k per year pay taxes at a higher percentage rate than a person making 30k per year?
Because Congress knows they can pass laws where in you take from a minority to please a majority. It's not rocket surgery. The bulk of personal income taxes are paid by a small minority of US citizens.
And Congress knows that the average person
believes anyone making more should pay more. And they also know that many
believe anyone who is 'rich' (usually defined as someone making twice what you are making) is probably not earning it but rather gaining it via nefarious means so the gov should take some of it.
And to further the point, those who pay the most get the least in return while those who pay little to nothing avail themselves of more services.