If you exclude payroll taxes <i>AND ALL OTHER TAXES.</i>  Then sure you can play with the numbers.<p>Reality is they are not  paying 50% of income tax as social security is a federal tax on income.  There are also plenty of regressive taxes.  Pay for lunch that&#x27;s taxed, pay for an accountant <i>free</i>.  <i>Guess who spends more on accountants?</i>