It's really quite simple. Stop electing tax and spend politicians. The lowest bracket pays 10%. The top pays 8.2% because they take advantage of the tax code that Congress writes to benefit their friends and themselves. Gov. Newsom's $20/hr. minimum wage excludes his rich buddy who owns several Panera franchises. The right didn't v**e for him. Newsom has always been a child of the left in the mold of Nancy Pelosi who is his aunt. Anyway, I digress. Pass a constitutional amendment that sets the tax rate at a flat 10% for everyone and eliminates all credits and deductions. If the top only pays 8.2% then the government would be awash in money. The problem is the left wants to keep spending more money on more programs that have nothing to do with creating prosperity for Americans. The Repugnicans RINOs are almost as bad for going on a spending spree. They all are an insult to drunken sailors. People get the type of government they deserve. As long as they think they can keep v****g benefits to themselves at the expense of others, namely the wealthy, instead of earning it themselves, our system will continue into the doom loop it is in. There are plenty of four-letter words that would end this $#!+. EARN your own way. Stop your ENVY.