Flattening the Curve (It's NOT the one you expect.)

[MelissaB]

Watch how the ultra-wealthy in America gradually raised the taxes of the poor and eventually bent the curve downward until they paid the lowest tax rate of all

Link to tweet

[Karadeniz]

1. Great graph...and pathetic!

[chowder66]

2. Gross.

And it is a great graph. Thank yo for posting it.

[nocoincidences]

3. That is pathetic.

I don't understand why we haven't had a second American Revolution.

Taxes is what brought about the first one...why not now!???

[abqtommy]

4. Our original Revolutions was based on similar antics by the ruling class. Maybe we need a re-boot.

[c-rational]

5. Spot on graphics. A picture is worth a thousand words. Excellent post. Thanks.

[MFGsunny]

6. I got a pantry full of tea bags ... itching to be used! n/t

[dalton99a]

7. An important graph. They couldn't care less if the president was an ax murderer.

[Hoyt]

8. Last couple of tax cuts need to be reversed, but top 20% of earners pay over 80%

of income taxes. More than anything, we need a tough estate tax and increase in capital gains tax.

[BigmanPigman]

9. It goes down during GOP POTUS years...

No surprises there.

[Hamlette]

10. this literally makes me sick

horrid

[burrowowl]

11. Kick!

And they the plutocrats got the 'People' to vote for it.

[scarletwoman]

12. Excellent find, thank you! (nt)

[hvn_nbr_2]

13. This should be in ads. nt