Quote Originally Posted by ']['ear View Post
Because they pay the highest percent of their income in taxes.
If you look at Being's graph, then you'll see that's simply not true. The highest taxes are paid by people who earn from $200k to $10 million. The two groups that are closest to the median ($30-50k and $50-75k) pay a far smaller percentage of their income. Are are you going to become a GGT now and claim that the middle class consists of people making $200k+? Let's be honest, the only reason so many people here want to advantage the middle class is because they are in it.