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by ZeroGravitas 5964 days ago
You should read this comment (which quotes the same stats as you) and the response to it, really good stuff:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1125225

Where that comment differs from the linked image in the post is talking about income vs wealth. I think the graph makes things look fairer than the are. I'm pretty sure that if you take account of all taxes then the US has a regressive tax system, and he's claiming it's progressive, so clearly something has been missed out.