Help me out here......I've made a bet that the wealthy people are paying the largest percentage of what's paid. Give me a source if you can because this hard -head I bet with needs proof. Thanks!!
2007-02-22 08:37:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
The Top 50% pay 96.54% of All Income Taxes
(The top 1% pay more than a third: 34.27%)
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/menu/cy2003.guest.html
2007-02-22 08:40:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Google tax evasion and you;ll get your answer. The people who pay the most taxes and get audited the most are middle class
2007-02-22 16:39:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The second answer is correct. I linked the IRS source for his answer. Some people may not trust Rush Limbaugh.
2007-02-22 18:09:38 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The top 1% pay 36.89% of income taxes.
2007-02-22 16:40:43 · answer #4 · answered by Mark B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do (since I pay almost 50% after all the taxes!!!)
2007-02-22 17:17:35 · answer #5 · answered by NYC_Since_the_90s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The middle class - $150,000 per year income.
2007-02-22 16:40:14 · answer #6 · answered by Thomas K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋