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They Just Can't Afford to Pay Their Share
It's funny how in the very odd world
Of income and taxes here in the U.S.,
Those who can afford to pay their share
Often end up paying far less.
If I were among the 400
Highest-paying taxpayers here,
With an average of three hundred thirty-six
Million dollars of income a year,
I would have paid seventeen percent
In federal taxes in 2012.
How and why this happens is something
Into which we ought to delve.
Had they earned less--let's just say
One hundred thousand dollars instead--
They would have paid the very same rate!
Doesn't that also make YOU see red?
If high-paid lawyers and lobbyists
Can alter the tax code, set up a trust,
Or create a loophole for the wealthy,
It's not illegal, but simply unjust.
(1-12-16)
Of income and taxes here in the U.S.,
Those who can afford to pay their share
Often end up paying far less.
If I were among the 400
Highest-paying taxpayers here,
With an average of three hundred thirty-six
Million dollars of income a year,
I would have paid seventeen percent
In federal taxes in 2012.
How and why this happens is something
Into which we ought to delve.
Had they earned less--let's just say
One hundred thousand dollars instead--
They would have paid the very same rate!
Doesn't that also make YOU see red?
If high-paid lawyers and lobbyists
Can alter the tax code, set up a trust,
Or create a loophole for the wealthy,
It's not illegal, but simply unjust.
(1-12-16)