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The lowest is affected primarily by sales tax, gas tax and others like homeowners.
When do poor people not have to pay sales tax?
That sales tax has a much greater impact if you have no money.
And yes income taxes affect the middle class. That is not the point.
In fact it is prudent to note that the middle class taxes also go to pay for the rich taxes, as the majority of the super rich have access and utilize tax loopholes such that they pay almost nothing relative to the middle class.
In fact if you take into account the effective rates, the rich only pay 28%, middle class 20% and the poor 3.5%. So it is not as progressive as you think and apparently multiple think tanks consider the US system to be "barely progressive".
If you want everyone to really pay their share then the tax system should be more progressive so the rich and super rich pay their share based on not how much $$$ they pay but on equitable evaluation.
OR...
keep the current tax rates, get rid of the regressive taxes such as sales tax, and get rid of all tax loopholes so that the ultra wealthy really do pay 37% tax rate (average taxed rate for the ultra wealthy is 27% paid, not 37% rate due to write offs, loopholes).
When do poor people not have to pay sales tax?
That sales tax has a much greater impact if you have no money.
And yes income taxes affect the middle class. That is not the point.
In fact it is prudent to note that the middle class taxes also go to pay for the rich taxes, as the majority of the super rich have access and utilize tax loopholes such that they pay almost nothing relative to the middle class.
In fact if you take into account the effective rates, the rich only pay 28%, middle class 20% and the poor 3.5%. So it is not as progressive as you think and apparently multiple think tanks consider the US system to be "barely progressive".
If you want everyone to really pay their share then the tax system should be more progressive so the rich and super rich pay their share based on not how much $$$ they pay but on equitable evaluation.
OR...
keep the current tax rates, get rid of the regressive taxes such as sales tax, and get rid of all tax loopholes so that the ultra wealthy really do pay 37% tax rate (average taxed rate for the ultra wealthy is 27% paid, not 37% rate due to write offs, loopholes).