NOYB wrote:
The bottom 40% earn 10.4% of the income, but pay only 7.7% of the taxes.


That's TERRIBLE!
Those lazy SLACKERS!!

Those damn worthless poor people are stealing the bread out
of the mouths of millionaires!

The top 40% earn 77.9% of the income, but pay 81.6% of the taxes.


It should be a one-to-one correlation. In other words, if a certain segment
earns 77.9% of the income, they should pay 77.9% of the taxes.


I wouldn't disagree with that.

OTOH A progressive income tax is fair, if you accept the
premises:
1-Food, shelter, & clothing, the very basics of life, cost a
certain amount and therefor a higher percentage of poor
people's income devoted to them.
2- The richer a person is, the more benefits he gains from
our social/economic/legal network and thus is obligated to
offer more to support it.

DSK