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First government services go disproportionately to support the wealthy. Just look at the density of cops : population in rich vs poor areas etc.

As to tax burden it only looks like that i you ignore the US has several different income taxes and many non income taxes. A homeless drunk who spends most of their money on cheap alcohol pays a higher percentage of tho income in taxes than any of the US billionaires.

Naming one specific income tax as “the income tax” was a brilliant idea that has been doping people for decades.




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