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But the problem is that under the current tax system, it would work more like:
The first four (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $13.
The seventh $17.
The eighth $22.
The ninth $18.
The tenth (the richest) would pay only $29 because of loopholes designed to shift the bill from them on to the middle class. And that's IF we're lucky enough that the rich actually pay more than the middle class. That doesn't always happen. And when you take that $29 vs $17 as a percentage of their income, the rich guy comes out WAY ahead.
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