On the recordApril 4, 2025
I think it is pretty clear that, no matter what the taxes are on the upper income brackets, it would be claimed that they aren't high enough. But let me just give a few more statistics. Most of the Federal tax burden is paid by higher earners. Indeed, the top 1 percent of taxpayers pays more Federal income taxes than the bottom 90 percent combined. The tax cuts that we are talking about make the code more progressive, as I have said, and the highest income earners pay a greater share of taxes than they did before 2017. Federal tax collections have been near all-time highs since the Trump taxes were enacted, and the voluntary compliance rate remains high and stable. Higher taxes serve as disincentives to work and save and invest. The American people deserve better. We are committed to helping all hard-working taxpayers get ahead, and I will work with anybody who is ready to focus on helping protect our families in America. I urge a ``no'' vote.





