@davidyo59602347 @prdbowhunter @frankdr48944703 @mj3williams @berniesanders the top 1% earn 21% of all u.s. income while paying 40% of all federal income taxes, according to the tax foundation. they paid more, about $615 billion, than the bottom 90% of taxpayers combined. the top 10% earned 48% of the income and paid 71% of federal income taxes.