You don't understand why I think rich folks should pay the same percentage as I in taxes? Google the Buffett Rule.

 

What percentage do you think they (the top 1%) pay? As in total out of pocket, throughout the entire 12 month span, both federal and state, on average.

It's not a low as most people think. Deductions are nice, but not nearly that nice.







I could only wish to pay the same percent today that I paid 2 years ago and my household income isn't even that impressive.

 

Here's a list of their campaign contributors. Who represents your interest?







Barack Obama





Microsoft Corp $304,690

DLA Piper $302,527

University of California $243,486

Sidley Austin LLP $234,611

Google Inc $191,719

Harvard University $177,408

Comcast Corp $164,862

Skadden, Arps et al $145,809

Morgan & Morgan $130,145

Time Warner $116,939

US Dept of State $115,757

Stanford University $103,483

US Government $101,149

Kaiser Permanente $100,100

Mayer Brown LLP $99,657

Jones Day $97,100

University of Chicago $96,152

Columbia University $95,077

Wilmerhale Llp $93,605

Debevoise & Plimpton $93,526













Mitt Romney





Goldman Sachs $564,580

JPMorgan Chase & Co $400,675

Bank of America $364,850

Morgan Stanley $363,550

Credit Suisse Group $316,160

Citigroup Inc $286,015

Kirkland & Ellis $235,802

Barclays $229,650

PricewaterhouseCoopers $208,750

HIG Capital $191,000

Wells Fargo $183,100

UBS AG $182,500

Blackstone Group $179,550

Bain Capital $151,500

EMC Corp $129,200

Citadel Investment Group $125,625

Bain & Co $122,800

Elliott Management $118,475

Sullivan & Cromwell $108,650

Ernst & Young $104,750

 

How have I never seen this, they claim now it was a simple mistake. I dunno, if it were me and they said I was born in a third world sh*t hole it would have been corrected. Interesting indeed.