> The top 1 percent of tax payers pays the most tax" is a tautology.
What does "the most tax" mean? If you mean "most of the tax" how is that a tautology? If everyone paid $1 the top 1 percent would pay 1% of the total - which is far from "most".
Also, the language can be ambiguous in some places but it says "by Income Group" so the top 1 percent of tax payers probably refers actually to the top 1 percent of (adjusted) earners.
> GP talked about the uber wealthy.
And GGP talked about how "a minority of taxpayers finance the government".
> GP says that the (uber)rich pay a lower tax rate than the middle class so he wouldn't necessarily agree that the top earners pay the highest tax rate.
The uber-rich aren't the top earners.
Capital holdings and labor income aren't the same thing.
What does "the most tax" mean? If you mean "most of the tax" how is that a tautology? If everyone paid $1 the top 1 percent would pay 1% of the total - which is far from "most".
Also, the language can be ambiguous in some places but it says "by Income Group" so the top 1 percent of tax payers probably refers actually to the top 1 percent of (adjusted) earners.
> GP talked about the uber wealthy.
And GGP talked about how "a minority of taxpayers finance the government".
5% is a minority paying 61% of the taxes.
25% is a minority paying 87% of the taxes.