The U.S. Tax Code Actually Doesn’t 'Soak the Rich' [feedly]

The U.S. Tax Code Actually Doesn't 'Soak the Rich'
http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2017/02/the-us-tax-code-actually-doesnt-soak-the-rich.html

Nick Buffie at the CEPR:

The U.S. Tax Code Actually Doesn't "Soak the Rich" : In 2012, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney famously commented that 47 percent of Americans were "dependent on government" because they didn't pay any federal income taxes. He went on to explain that his job was "not to worry about those people."

Journalists and other public figures often claim that only the rich pay taxes, supporting this with the argument that the rich pay the vast majority of federal income taxes. However, federal income taxes are just one part of the broader tax code. When we consider other types of federal taxes as well as state and local taxes, it becomes clear that the overall tax code isn't extremely progressive – in other words, it doesn't "soak the rich," and it certainly doesn't let the poor off the hook. ...

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