The Daily Chart: The Tax Burden and Other Scary Things

Joe Biden is back doing what Democrats always do—engage in class warfare, demanding that the rich “pay their fair share.” On the very rare occasions a reporters asks a Democrat to offer a precise definition of what “fair share” is, Democrats change the subject, because what “fair share” always means is “more.” (But don’t ever accuse liberals of being greedy for other people’s money, because they think it belongs to them by entitlement.)

Here’s what the effective tax rate by income group actually looks like:

And as for scary things:

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