@rbreich: You’re probably going to hear a lot about what the rich really pay in taxes today. This chart tells the real story.

chelynsawyer :

What maga doesn’t realize is when America was “great” economically, was when we TAXED THE RICH HEAVILY.

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Tax Reform Act of 1986

samantha <3 :

why are the top 400 paying LESS?

DCOracle :

I love that you can see the EXACT MOMENT Ronald Reagan became president.

InvictusProsper :

Why the actual fuck is the lowest 10% paying more than like the next 50%. Like where is the logic there?

Holly Clark 💙 :

This is why we all open our eyes in college

kenny000000007 :

👇🏻

MommaGinger :

Imagine how much less of a deficit the US would have if the rich actually paid their part.

em :

When we talk about the “rich” we’re not talking about the millionaires—because they pay A LOT in taxes, we’re talking about the BILLIONAIRES

MamaMacNChz :

omg the comical music is so fitting because its such a joke

Joe T Rainwater :

I saw our National debt ballooning and the middle class evaporating

letzeepotatorest :

Aquarius :

It’s far worse than it even looks here since the amount of money moving from the left side of the chart to the right side has ballooned exponentially

hetsyboop :

remember when they built libraries to flaunt their wealth 😭

TkayNoel :

Wish I could be your student

Amy Lynn :

If America was "great" in the 50s, maybe we should tax like we're in the 50s.

Undefined :

Tax laws are created by the rich for the rich.

TheMan :

Great post ... everyone should see this.

Tina | Food, Fur & Feelings ✿ :

It’s socialism for the rich 🥰

Lia F :

The crazy thing about this is somebody looked at this graph, and rather than exhibit shock over the lack of taxes paid by the rich, they thought to themselves “I need to get hella rich so I don’t have to pay taxes” or, worse yet, “When I’m really rich I won’t have to pay taxes”

PennyLainey (Taylor's Version) :

explains why life was so affordable for everyone on the 50s/60s...the rich actually paid their taxes

Eric Sheaffer 🆘🇺🇸 :

We can all thank Ronald Regan

DiesAtMidpoint :

We pay for their private airports.

user 35wwwww :

Why does a nurse pay more than a real estate billionaire in percentage terms?

ofKen :

greed is ugly