for fed taxes, I paid about 60% of what you paid.
so we are in the top 10% ...
What i have issues with is many of the Pork programs that are put in by both parties.
Not to mention the close to $400 billion yearly to pay for the border jumpers and their dependents.
Send the border jumpers home and then let wages settle where business have to compete for the work pool and wages.
I think our current administration is trying to copy the European tax system.
Like 40% taxes for the low earners.
50% for the middle earners.
and 60% for the high earners.
some countries also have a wealth tax of like 10 of your total wealth yearly. This like adding up everything you own and have in stock - bonds - savings accounts and real-estate and then writing a check for 10% to the government.
I could agree with most of your post except social security. Many have paid in more than they will ever recover. The account was flush with $$ and our republican and democrats decided to take that fund and put it in the general pool and spend it, that is why it is in trouble. Plus adding medicare expense to the fund cost helped erode the stability of SS.
Again our politicians decided to use the SS account to pay individuals who have or never paid in.
I paid in over $60,000 to just the Fed. I don't like paying taxes anymore than the next person, but I also realize the government has to tax in order to generate revenue to run. The governments right to tax was part of the Constitution. You want a sound defense, you want National Parks, you want Social Security, you want highways to drive on, you gotta pay for those things.
Now, since I shared what I paid in, how about you do the same?