Class Warfare vs. Economic Facts
24th December 2010
The Other McCain has the goods.
The OECD study — titled ‘Growing Unequal?’ — also found that the ratio of taxes paid to income received by the top 10% was by far the highest in the U.S., at 1.35, compared to 1.1 for France, 1.07 for Germany, 1.01 for Japan and 1.0 for Sweden (i.e., the top decile’s share of Swedish taxes is the same as their share of income). . . .