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					Originally Posted by ferret88
					
				 
				  
I thought it was "the more money you have, the more politicians you can by (in order to reduce your taxes)."        
			
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Of course, because for the top earners in the U.S. at least, they are paying 35% of their income in taxes (more than 1/3 of what they make), while the bottom earners are only paying 10%.  I know that if I were in that top tier I would want to get that lowered!