AND THEN I SAID...
'PAY TAXES? WHAT AM I... POOR?!'

Our government is f✡✞king terrible. It's sad that this is true and kind of funny too. I can't believe some people out there who are having difficult times and don't think the rich should be taxed higher than us. I think a system like that could work. All they do is f✡✞k us anyway.

The rich do pay more taxes. Higher incomes are taxed more per dollar than lower incomes.

@reality dipshit republican...

@lib; dipshit liberal, have you ever actually looked at the IRS figures POSTED ONLINE THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE F✡✞KING PUBLIC? No, you obviously haven't, or you would know the real joke behind this picture is the fact that it's a blatant f✡✞king lie.

In 2009 (this is before your beloved president raised taxes on the rich even more) the top 1% of income earners paid 36.7% of alll federal income taxes. The top 5% paid 58.7%, the top 10% paid 70.5%, and top 25% paid 87.3%. How in the F✡✞K is that not progressive enough for you? The top 1% are paying more than a 1/3 of the entire federal income tax burden, and the top 1/4 of income earners in this country pay close to 9/10 of it. The bottom 50% of income earners only pay 2.3% of the entire federal burden, that's it, and some of that bottom 50% even get a check back.

HOW THE F✡✞K IS THAT NOT PROGRESSIVE ENOUGH FOR YOU YOU LIBERAL F✡✞K. They pay far more than their fair share, especially when you consider the rich you less government than anyone else. They have their own private security they pay for so they don't use the police, they send their kids to private school so they don't use the public system even though their ridiculously high property taxes still have to fun public K-12... I mean seriously, when the f✡✞k will you idiots get this?

They pay only the same percentage of their money as any one else.so shut up you apparently don't get the us economy because if u did u wouldn't be raggeing.

@dude who is also apparently a moron as well CHECK THE F✡✞KING STATS. They pay a higher rate than everyone else as well. I mean seriously, are you this dumb that you don't know the US tax system has rate brackets that go up depending on how much you make? Jesus f✡✞king christ you guys complain about Fox News brain-washing people but apparently MSNBC has you fooled just as badly since you can't even look up our own tax code or the figures from the IRS. I'm pissed because you guys are all this fooled and moronic that you would actually believe a meme like this.

@libertarian Obama, who is in no way "beloved" to me, never raised taxes. Not that it's his job to raise taxes, but taxes also were never raised under his presidency thusfar. Anyway, the top 1% control 42% of the wealth in the country, but according to your statement, pay 36.7% of taxes, therefore the top 1% pays less taxes as a percentage of their income than the bottom 99%. That is what the hype is about. 42% of the wealth would have to pay 42% of the taxes just to make for a flat tax rate, let alone a graduated one. Welcome to U.S. tax code.

Note that a primary reason for this is because capital gains income (which comprises a large portion of income for many rich people) is taxed only at 15%, a rate lower than most middle class workers will pay on their income.

You dumb f✡✞k. Learn what you're talking about, will you? Investment income is what PENSIONERS RECEIVE. What you dipshits who are so worried about the "rich" are trying to do is raise taxes on retired grandmas and the elderly.

It's funny because Liberals think they're some sort of Godsend yet they're the ones running us into the ground and throwing the blame on everyone but themselves. Admittedly, Liberals do have better social policies, however it does not make up for the fact that they can't spend money correctly. Hell, they're called LIBERALS. they just throw money at problems and then ask for more and more. Republicans on the other hand CAN fix this country, but their social policies are flawed and hardcore biased. The only way we're going to get ANYWHERE is MODERATION and EQUALITY. Liberal Social policies and Conservative Fiscal policies are the answer, yet you f✡✞kers are too "my side knows best" that "bi-partisan" is a joke that our great grandparents used to tell.