(Jonesy) wrote:

Are you suggesting
that we should rework the system so that some pay in a lot more than
others for the same benefits?

How about those making over ~$80k pay percentage just like those
under?

Whoo hoo! Sign me up for THAT one.

In case you're wondering, here are the average actual percentages of
adjusted gross income paid by the various income groups... (for 2001):

Top 1% (above 292K) - 27.5%
Top 5% (above 128K) - 23.7%
Top 10% (above 93K) - 21.4%
Top 25% (above 56K) - 18.1%
Top 50% (above 28.5K) - 15.9%
Bottom 50% (below 28.5K) - 4.1%

That's not the gross rate - that's the average percentage of the
income that those paying it never got back.

I don't think you're going to have any trouble convincing the top 10%
to pay "just like those under".

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
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