[dantheman]

I don't think that's using statistics disingenuously; It is a fact that the top 1% covers 40% of the federal government's expenses. Even though the actual income tax rate has decreased they are still footing a huge portion of the bill, and it relates to the sentence after that where she says:"Yet President Barack Obama has made it clear he would like to see the rich pay a greater share." At some point no matter how rich someone is you have to say they've paid enough; I personally think it's a travesty that so much of the budget is paid for by so few.

[khafra]

I'm not sure you're getting the point of measuring taxes on income instead of on income earners--as a reductio ad absurdum, if the top 1% took in 99% of the income, and the total tax burden were a substantial portion of the total income, the top 1% would have to shoulder a significant portion of the tax burden. But any extended discussion along these lines really should move to http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/8p79k/rands_atlas_...