Reply #17: The way "they" present this FACT is to

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show the amount of money a rich person pays and then compare that to the amount an average earner pays. They do not show you this as a percentage of income, rather a direct comparison, in amounts. Which is, at least, very disingenuous.
They have people like Forbes and most of the "Libertarians" advocate for a "flat tax", saying that this is the most fair way to tax Americans. Everyone pays 10%, instead of each contributing according to their means. So many people eat this shit up, never thinking of the actual numbers (and the inequality) it produces.
"Hey, thats fair, they pay 10% just like the disabled widow down the street. What a FAIR country we live in."
We have so many people manipulated by the the propaganda machine it sickens me. Oh to have THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE REINSTATED......