IRS data show a steeply progressive tax system with the top 1% paying an average rate of 25.4%, which is 7.5X the average rate paid by the bottom 50

We keep hearing that some of "the rich" don't pay any income tax or overall don't pay their "fair share." But IRS data show a steeply progressive tax system with the top 1% paying an average rate of 25.4%, which is 7.5X the average rate paid by the bottom 50%. #Truth pic.twitter.com/tC7r6U0U9B

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