Interesting excerpts: (Federal taxes only)
* The top 1% of US taxpayers paid 48% of total US income taxes.
* The top 10% paid nearly 72% of total income taxes.
* Meanwhile, the bottom 40% of US income tax filers paid no net income tax at all. And the next group, those making between $30-$50,000 per year, paid an effective rate of just 1.9%.
More interesting stuff at the link.
Regards,
Russ
