Do the Rich Pay a Lot of Taxes?

[Niflmir]

I would not say you are wrong Niflmir, but I will say your point of view is so dominant in the liberal press that rarely do they print the stats I posted and therefore a lot of the lesser informed really don't know that the bottom 50 percent of society does pay only 4-5 percent of all collected revenue.

Likewise you might miss the point that favors your bias. Those stats don't only support the rich argument that they pay the lionshare, but they also support the liberal argument that they are so rich that they are paying the lionshare without a lot of sweat.

Good point.

 

[BitWhys]

Good point.

think so?

that's too bad because when I run the numbers out of the Fraser Institute's annual running of the bull (pdf) I get something more in the range of the bottom half earning 21% of income and paying 15% of taxes.

 

[jimmoyer]

I didn't see that, Bitwhys, in your Fraser PDF chart. Did you do some calculations ?
If so, spell out your approach and equation.
Thanks.

 

[BitWhys]

table 8

the deciles are NOT cumulative

add 10 thru 50
add 60 thru 100
slag the FI as a last defence

 

[Gilgamesh]

Really?

Taxes paid by the rich?

How come I haven't seen them?

Because,obviously, you aren't smart enough to get rich in the first place. Me,neither.

 

[HarperCons]

the wealthy are parasites you moron. they contribute very little to nothing.

 

[HarperCons]

Because,obviously, you aren't smart enough to get rich in the first place. Me,neither.

smart? you mean lucky.

 

[pgs]

the wealthy are parasites you moron. they contribute very little to nothing.

Shows how out of touch with reality you are .