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Then FICA should be included in all discussions of Fed taxes. The poor are paying more than their "fair share" as a percent of income given that every one of them pay 7.45% of their paycheck with no deductions and no chance of refunds - and that's before any Fed income tax is included. The rich are skating ...
My uncle is rich. State, Local, Federal, etc; he loses about 50 cents of every dollar he makes to one government or another.
I'm not rich. In fact, I've spent pretty much my entire working life thus far below the median income. I get more money back every year than I pay in taxes. Our tax system for me is an income.
I'm pretty sure, as far as our respective tax-paying duties, one of us is skating, and the other one isn't...