The "Rich" Pay Taxes

This column by Scott Burns surveys the tax rates paid by various income groups.  Most taxpayers making $61,000-90,000 per year would be surprised to be classified as "rich."  When labor taxes are included, tax burdens fall heavily on all taxpayers making less than $100,000 per year.  Our complex tax code facilitates a shell game by the well connected rats and special interest rats.  This sleight of hand creates the illusion that someone else is paying for that benefit.  The solution is in "The Rats are in the Cheese."