The rich should pay exactly what the poor pays..
otherwise it’s Federally mandated Affirmative Action..
Progressive tax is progressive.. by progressives which are regressive’s..
The result being EXPANDED Federal Givernment..
Which democrats and RINOS love, republicans HATE..
Actually, the poor probably do pay as much as do the rich.
Jesus made the point that the ‘rich gave out of their plenty’ but that the widow ‘out of her poverty gave.’
That is a standard that accounts for excess after expenses.
If I have household expenses of 15,000 and an income of 15000, then even $1 is 100% of my overage.
If I have household expenses of a million and an income of 20 million, then 6 million in tax is only a fraction of my overage.