I answered that I'm not an economist nor do I work for the IRS. I think the
top earners need to pay somewhere between 10 and 50%, but in any case, they
need to pay their fair share. We need to raise the AMT, so that it stops
hurting moderate income earners.

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"Dave" wrote in message
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On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:01:36 -0800, "Capt. JG"
said:

I said "I think it's somewhere between 10 and 50 percent." Not sure how
more
clear I can be.

For starters, you could answer the questions I asked:

So, Jon, to be a "fair share," what percentage of total income taxes
should
be paid by:

The top 5% in income earners?

The top 10% in income earners?

The top 50% in income earners?

That calls for 3 answers.

What percentage of the total is a "fair share" to be paid by the top 5% in
income earners?

What percentage of the total is a "fair share" to be paid by the top 10%
in
income earners?

What percentage of the total is a "fair share" to be paid by the top 50%
in
income earners?