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-earning
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) By Bob B
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