I have given you the information you requested and it shows you that I am correct. You can play with the numbers all you want. Tax breaks and shelters have absolutely nothing to do with our discussion. Even with all of these breaks and shelters (Which by the way "do not apply only to the rich") the bottom line is that the top wage earners in the country pay most of the taxes taken in. A ridicules amount in fact. By the way, you forgot to discuss the fact that the tax burden on the rich, with Bush's tax cuts actually grows and not falls according to the US treasury.