:lol: Nice try. Yes, I did notice the chart is titled, "Chart of the Day: Effective Tax Rates by Income Category". Can you spot the operative word there? I'll give you a hint. It starts with a vowel.
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Time is up. The word is "Income" as in "worked for", "earned".....you know, those words Conservatives love so much.
OK. Let's cut to the chase. I'm not going to give you a course on the US tax system considering I don't even know enough about my own income tax. (The Mrs. is a Chartered Accountant and looks after that for me.) However, not all money received is considered income, again, as in "worked for" or "earned", in the general sense. I'll give you one example. Municipal Bonds. Interest on Municipl Bonds is tax-free at the federal level and at the state level if one invests in the state in which they live. So, one can invest, say, $10 million or $50 million in bonds and collect the interest to live on and not owe any taxes. Zero. Nada.
Now, who do think has $10 million or $50 million to invest in Municipal Bonds? Your local mechanic? The gal at the donut shop?

The reality is the gal at the donut shop will pay more income tax than the guy who is living off the interest from Municipal Bonds. So, while you may think I'm woefully uninformed or a liar I'm willing to bet your keyboard is routed via your ass. Am I correct?