… pay a lot of federal taxes that are not income taxes, payroll tax, there's gas tax a lot of places, and those are very regressive. Yeah. So. So let's say Poor people are paying a lot more than wealthy people when it comes to most federal taxes. That's the first point. So we're just now talking about income tax, but you're stipulating that we're all paying into the common kitty even if we don't pay income tax. (51:07–51:15)
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Asserts that the federal tax system is regressive, with poorer individuals paying more relative to their income.
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