[sten]

the top 1% of filers pay 40% of the bill

which means 1.4m people are paying 40% of the total tax burden of the 330m in the country.

or 0.4% of the population pays 40%

yes, they are not paying their fair share. not even close.

they are paying FAR BEYOND their fair share

[blackdog]

The AMT should be clipping everyone who earns more than $200K per year anyway. So what’s the argument?

[thecodont]

or 0.4% of the population pays 40%

Yet, you don't see these people occupying every major city in the nation with a sign reading "I am the 0.4%" do you?