taxes are taxes. and the Poor can afford taxes the least.
From your link.
"According to a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, in nearly every state, low- and middle-income families pay a bigger share of their income in state and local taxes than wealthy families."
"According to the study, in 2015 the poorest fifth of Americans will pay on average 10.9 percent of their income in state and local taxes, the middle fifth will pay 9.4 percent and the top 1 percent will average 5.4 percent."
State and local taxes.
State and local taxes.
State and local taxes.
Let that sink in. Moron.
Yes, the rich pay more in taxes (because they earn so much more) — but they don't usually pay more as a percentage of their incomes.
They do on a federal level, moron.
Apples and oranges.