I find it hilarious how all the 'poor upper class' apologists forget about all our other american taxes that are mind-blowingly regressive.
Sin taxes? Guess what class pays a hugely increased % of their income in these per year.
Sales taxes? Everyone buys cars, TVs, and eats out. Lower class pours significantly greater relative percentages of their incomes into these.
Everyone buys gas, and every gallon has a flat $.40 tax or so. Unless by some virtue of being rich one is forced to buy more gas every year, poor people pay way more of their income (again, as a %) into this tax than the rich.
And let's not forget corporate taxes. Now we all know citizens pay corporate taxes, right? Those millions a year that Walmart pays in taxes? Those tax dollars aren't being funnelled into the federal collection plate from the incomes of the wealthy.
So shut the fuck up about the fucking income tax you tunnelvisioned bastards.