earners in the U.S. account for 3% of all tax revenue, Bezos told CNBC, adding, “I think it should be zero.”
The average income tax rate was 14.1% in 2023, and the top 1% of taxpayers paid an average rate of 26.3% while the bottom half—who earned about $24,500 on average in gross income—paid an average rate of 3.7%, according to an analysis of the latest continue reading …