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by khafra 6232 days ago
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_...