&gt;  The top 1% of earners pay 50% of federal taxes.<p>I think you mean &quot;federal income tax&quot; (and even then, have the number too high.) Which isn&#x27;t the same thing as &quot;federal taxes&quot;, or even federal taxes on income (since it excludes federal <i>payroll</i> taxes, which are the most significant federal taxes on income for a very large segment of the income-earning population.)