47%
They all do (many pay a much higher percentage than the US).
The top 5% of earners pay 93% of all taxes
It is important to note that the 47% do not pay Federal Income tax. They still pay pay any applicable city or state income taxes! They still pay the 7.65% combined Social security and Medicare taxes! They still pay real estate taxes, directly or via their rent payments in all localities that have real-estate taxes, which is probably everywhere in the U.S.! They still pay sales taxes on their retail purchases, which is proportionally higher for lower income people than it is for higher income people, since they spend a higher percentage of their income at retail! If one ignores the charitable giving of the wealthy, then some of the 47% actually contribute more financially to society than some of the wealthy do!
Corporations and the wealthy in the United States pay the vast majority of taxes to support the country. 5% of the people in the United States pay 95% of the taxes collected. I am certainly not one of these 5% but I do recognize that the wealthy in this country support the rest of us as they pay their share and our share of the taxes. They also produce the jobs through business ownership and investments to companies so that they can expand and offer jobs to the rest of us. It takes this type of investments and business ownership to run this country and probably the rest of the countries as well.
no they do not have to pay taxes on their winnings.
The members and people working in and for the US Congress pay taxes just like any American resident. However the body itself does not pay taxes.
On average, corporations pay approximately 9-10% of total U.S. federal tax revenue. This percentage can vary depending on economic conditions, tax policies, and individual company performance.
All puerto ricans are us citizen since 1917 and if they live in the states they have to to pay federal taxes.
Yes. They pay taxes and publish what they pay.
Yes
taxes pay for all the public services such as education for an example.