The messaging from the left and mainstream media about that fact pushes the rich not paying their fair share, but they do and more. Facts are facts, but Bernie and his bros want you to believe the rich are not paying their fair share, but of course that is a lie.
It is time for some of those following the pied piper of socialism to open a book or, better yet, open their mind to the truth - verified truth, not propaganda. All IMO.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/07/02/how-warped-is-the-mind-of-a-socialist-n2678757
“A recent episode of the increasingly popular personal finance show “Financial Audit” underscored that disconnect.
Host Caleb Hammer had to walk his self-described socialist guest through the basics of taxation. While she was eager to praise the virtues of socialism, she was completely unaware that the United States already has one of the most progressive tax structures in the world, more so than many of the European models often held up as examples. She also struggled to grasp just how much of the federal tax burden is carried by high-income earners in the U.S.
“Question, what percent does the top 1 percent pay in federal income taxes?” Hammer asked.
“None,” his guest replied.
“No, I believe it’s about 35 percent,” he said. “Then the top 10 percent pays 50 to 60 percent. Top 50 percent pays 99 percent. The bottom 50 percent of earners only pay 1 percent. Did you know we actually have the most progressive income tax system in the entire Western world?”
“I did not.”
“Oh, we do. Of course you didn’t know that. Why know anything before having an opinion? What the f**k is wrong with you?”
He went on to explain that many European countries, often held up as the shining model of socialism, rely heavily on consumption taxes for a large share of their revenue. Unlike the U.S. system, these taxes tend to fall more heavily on lower-income individuals than on the wealthy.
The educational gap on basic economics in the United States is becoming impossible to ignore, and our system places no requirement of understanding between a voter and the ballot box.”