Actually the top 1% pay nearly 37% of Federal income taxes
http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/2286.html
And like I said Red Rules, how much of the total income did they earn? 14%-37%- 70%..... whatever it is that they pay of the total, does not matter, without knowing what percentage of the total yearly income for the USA, they received....?
Let me see if I can find some government graphs that show the info that I think is necessary before I make up my mind....

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