Well that's why the federal income tax system works the way it does and people should be wary of anyone using just federal income tax figures to make these vast assertions. They ignore the plethora of other taxes people pay everyday. When you add it all up and actually take everything into consideration, almost everyone winds up paying around 30-40% of their income into some form of taxation. The tax brackets are already setup to keep TOTAL TAXES payed somewhat fair across the board.