That sounds like a confident and easily verifiable claim. Care to provide eviden...

WalterBright · 2026-10-10T22:59:23

Yup. Here's the google prompt:

"what percentage of federal taxes do the top 1% pay?"

and the response:

"38.4% of all federal individual income taxes."

Epa095 · 2026-10-12T13:49:00

This is obviously the top 1% wage earners, not the top 1% wealt-holders (aka the 1% richest).

WalterBright · 2026-10-12T23:13:55

1. wealth != income. The IRS does not measure one's wealth.

2. income comes from many sources, not just wages. Capital gains taxes, for example.

Epa095 · 2026-10-13T15:25:36

Exactly, so when asdff said good riddance to the wealthy, mentioning how much tax the top 1% wage earners brings in is irrelevant.

Top 1% wage earners is not the top 1% wealthiest.