Politics got weird because neoliberalism failed to deliver

[Purplecat]

Those articles are misleading because they ignore state and local taxes, which are less progressive than federal taxes.

You know, the same way they were the last time I pointed this out.

Some suggestions for sad, rich people

The problem with the report you linked seems to be that it only takes account of federal taxes, which are progressive. State and local taxes are much less so, leaving the overall US tax system much less progressive than it would appear on a federal level: [image] (this will vary from state to state, of course)