Well said.  You can move me into that group that pays 85% of the Fed. taxes any day as long as I get the wages that go with it.
More soberly, though, the people at the lower half of the income scale are not much better off than slaves.  Of course they are free to pick up and go any time they like, but they'll still need to take another job, to afford another home, the car, the bills, and pay for their non-school age children to be watched by someone earning even less than they earn.
It's the new form of slavery, and why should slaves have to pay taxes -- they're already paying with their lives.  Let those who profit from their toil pay for the wars -- that's where 50% of the federal taxes go.