Before we get carried away with statements about how the rich are getting away without paying taxes lets look at some numbers
Income Class tax generation
top 25% - 83.9 % of US tax revenue
top 10% - 65.8% of US tax revenue
top 5% - 54.4% of US tax revenue
top 1% - 34.3% of US tax revenue
http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_b...0512070900.asp