Don&#x27;t fall for the same tricks that the establishment uses. Yes of course the wealthy pay more in absolute taxes than the rest of us plebs. That&#x27;s because they HAVE so much more. My parents lived at a time where their savings earned 10% at the local bank. The stock market did better. Houses were 3x one earner&#x27;s median wage. University could be paid for via a summer job.<p>So of course they&#x27;re paying a lot more in taxes as most younger people have negative wealth. But the older are paying 15%-25% on capital gains and dividends, while the young are paying 30% on income.<p>The old are living off of huge pensions and medical insurance being paid for RIGHT NOW by income from the young. They did not save it. That is why most localities are pretty much kicking the debt can down the road: increasing things like property taxes, fines (e.g. speeding tickets), toll roads, etc. all the while providing less services.<p>The vast majority of the federal budget is not Planned Parenthood, the EPA, or road costs. It is the military, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, the vast majority of which benefit the old. Even the military is more about keeping the US system propped up instead of ensuring our &#x27;safety&#x27;. Two large oceans have always been more than enough.