I’ve always taken issue with the lie that the poor or middle class pay more taxes than the wealthy. This article summarizes it nicely. Money is just a way for society to keep tabs on how much people are working to contribute to the world. In general, the people with the money are the ones who are making things and providing services that people want. People want these goods and services and because of that, they choose to pay the providers of such goods and services, thereby making them wealthy. I agree with the notion that politicians like to rile up the voting public and have a scapegoat to rail against. And one group against whom it is politically acceptable to direct the venom are the wealthy/productive people.
The inside view from a reproductive endocrinologist
