Those numbers are ridiculous if you think about them for a second. The bottom earners probably have zero excess earnings but somehow pay similar tax per dollar earned as the top 1% earners who have pretty much only excess earnings, even when not accounting for inflated lifestyle inefficiencies. That is just insane.
> The bottom earners probably have zero excess earnings but somehow pay similar tax per dollar earned as the top 1% earners who have pretty much only excess earnings, even when not accounting for inflated lifestyle inefficiencies.
Again, this is in the source I linked, and if by similar you mean, differing by 14.4%, then sure.
Here is another view on the mess of income inequality in the US (with Europe for comparison): https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjRkWPeU8AIeWtG?format=jpg&name=...
Indefensible really. Digging your own grave.