[E. Pluribus Unum]

Plank #2 of Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto: A heavily graduated income tax.

[AndyJackson]

The problem with this study is that it distorts the truth about income distribution in the US. While it shows the "top quintile" earning and average of $253,500, in fact, 96% earn under $250,000, and 90% earn under $135,000.

So, the "maldistribution" of taxes, in large measure reflects the maldistribution of income. The distortion of the lower numbers by government transfer of income is another symptom of the problem.