I pay a very low federal income tax bill for my gross income because I choose to pay higher local taxes (through both property and sales tax which are both deductible in TX since we have no state income tax).
The federal income tax hits non-property owner singles by far the hardest. As wealth increases people are generally no longer single nor renters. If you start to factor in FICA people making around the ~$104k limit of social security probably pay the highest total federal tax bill percentage wise.
We won't ever fix this system though because the poor, even if you took all their money can't pay for anything and the rich have the money to help shape policy. This leaves the upper middle class responsible for the majority of the burden percentage wise.
The federal income tax hits non-property owner singles by far the hardest. As wealth increases people are generally no longer single nor renters. If you start to factor in FICA people making around the ~$104k limit of social security probably pay the highest total federal tax bill percentage wise.
We won't ever fix this system though because the poor, even if you took all their money can't pay for anything and the rich have the money to help shape policy. This leaves the upper middle class responsible for the majority of the burden percentage wise.