The link he gives does not provide % of tax burden / % of income earned, nor do I see any way to figure that out from the data given.
I agree that payroll taxes are regressive past $106k, but it's hardly clear that this changes the picture significantly. I.e., the 12.4% a poor person pays in payroll taxes need not outweigh the 0% they pay in income taxes.
I agree that payroll taxes are regressive past $106k, but it's hardly clear that this changes the picture significantly. I.e., the 12.4% a poor person pays in payroll taxes need not outweigh the 0% they pay in income taxes.