hmmm looks like these number lie, oh no I'm sure they are correct *cough cough*  how much does the average top 20% write off?  How much is their effective rate? While the IRS is so corrupt they can only collect 80% maybe 85% because 15% or more cheat with cash or hidding money all kinds of things.  Simple solution = >>> fairtax.org  if you make a million then you pay when you spend and buy all your nice stuff,  If you make 40k or poverty level you don't have to pay because you get a prebate for essentials based on income and family size!  Those in the middle pay 23 or 20 or 25 whatever they have proposed but everyone pays!  tourists woujld pay, drug dealers would finally pay, strippers cash workers etc etc!!!  Plus they don't need to know where my money is offshore or onshore or how I make it.  All the government needs to do is shut the F*CK up and fix the roads and hang the criminals. Criminals like hillary clinton and obama to start with!