>>9
boo hoo USA, the richest and yet so poor
>>10
according to a german word, what? silly
And why do you think they don't tax lower wage earners the same percent in the first place -- because a fixed percent of a small income makes life tougher compared to the same percent of an income up in the very high (some people manage to make that smaller income multiplied by a million or more) as there are fixed costs associated with being existing (eat, shelter) and with health variable