Thread: Working Poor?
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Old 02-17-2004, 06:24 AM   #17 (permalink)
onetime2
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Originally posted by Superbelt
But the wealthy don't pay disproportionately more. They don't even pay their fair share. The rich, the top 5% and corporations are paying a smaller percentage of their yearly income than everyone below them.
I don't believe that's true. If you are using the wealth argument (that they control a disproportionate amount of the wealth relative to the tax they pay) that's different than the percentage of their income.

What do you believe would be their "fair share"?
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