I don't know. In fact, I don't see why the question matters. The vast
majority of taxes *I believe* are paid by middle Americans. That seems fair
to me. If you have other information, why don't you just share it instead of
trying to trap me into something.

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"Dave" wrote in message
...
Not sure whether you're deliberately misunderstanding the question, or
just
misunderstanding the question.

The question is WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL INCOME TAXES PAID BY ALL
AMERICAN TAXPAYERS should, to be fair, be paid by each of the three
categories identified. N.B. I'm not asking about the individual tax rate
that would be fair for each member of the group. Just what percentage of
the
entire pot should be supplied by each group in order to have a fair
system.
This is not a judgment requiring training in economics. It is not a
judgment
calling for knowledge of the tax code. It's a judgment anyone can make. In
fact like all judgments of what's fair it's a judgment that cannot be made
by anyone except the individual.

Should the top 5% have to pay 95% of all income taxes paid? 80%? 60%?
40%?
etc. etc.

On Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:16:01 -0800, "Capt. JG"
said:

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?