Originally Posted by noetsi";p=&quot

I am Joe Rich guy. I earn a million a year (not that much these days for many of the super wealthy). I spend 10 percent of my income on consumption (which is likely high for required consumption expenses). 10 percent of that is taxes. I pay 1 percent of my total income in taxes.

I am Joe Doe. I earn 30 thousand a year. I spend 20 thousand of that on required consumption expenses (things like housing, clothes, food etc that are not discretionary). This is a very low number of what actually would be spent by such an income earner but I do it to give the consumption tax types a decent break. I pay ten percent of that 20k in consumption taxes 2000 dollars. I pay 6.6 percent roughly of my total income in taxes far more than Joe Rich guy.