Beyond misinformation
To the Editor:
We have become a nation of sheep, and possibly our shepherds are sheep in disguise. This fiscal cliff and recent election are about the rich being asked to pay their fair share. What is a fair share? Who decides that? The news media, politicians or others?
IRS records show the top 1 percent income earners pay 36 percent of the income tax collected. The top 25 percent contributed 87 percent. If the bottom quarter paid zero, that means the middle 50 percent paid 13 percent.
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