I guess that depends on what you think anyone is paying for. Maybe we're paying for rule of law and personal safety. Maybe we're paying for the government to protect our assets and income. Maybe we're just paying to be allowed to live on the land, like rent. I don't really know.
However, it turns out the wealthiest 1% pay about 40% of the Federal income tax. And the next 4% pay the next 20%. So if we had 100 people in a room:
1 person is paying for 40 people
4 persons are paying for the next 20 people
and the last 50 people are paying for about 2, but they're the ones saying the rest aren't paying enough.
Honestly, I think we should just say that the bottom 50% of the wealth curve doesn't pay taxes at all. Because really their contribution isn't significant, and then they can go find something else to bitch about. But then the politicians can't pander to them with appeals "to make the billionaires pay their share!". It's all pretty silly.
However, it turns out the wealthiest 1% pay about 40% of the Federal income tax. And the next 4% pay the next 20%. So if we had 100 people in a room:
1 person is paying for 40 people
4 persons are paying for the next 20 people
and the last 50 people are paying for about 2, but they're the ones saying the rest aren't paying enough.
Honestly, I think we should just say that the bottom 50% of the wealth curve doesn't pay taxes at all. Because really their contribution isn't significant, and then they can go find something else to bitch about. But then the politicians can't pander to them with appeals "to make the billionaires pay their share!". It's all pretty silly.
https://www.mercatus.org/research/data-visualizations/tax-bu...
I'm sure you can find other links with similar information if this one doesn't appeal to you.