"The percentage of federal income taxes paid by those who make more than $200,000 a year has actually risen from 41% to 47% in recent years."
I also agree with the basic idea of the article. But I am confused with the above statement. Isn't the percentage of taxpayers making over $200,000 necessary for this to be properly compared. Maybe they are making a greater percentage of aggregate income (not sure whether this is the right term), therefore paying a greater percentage of taxes. I am not a statistician, but this article seems to leave out a lot of important information.
That number was provided.
"In other words, the richest 3 out of 100 Americans are now paying close to the same amount in income taxes as the other 97% of workers combined. "
3% of people fell into the $200,000+ category.