The People Speak: Tax the Rich?

Joe Schoffstall | July 8, 2011
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President Obama and Democrats are big proponents of raising taxes on the rich in order to generate revenue for their out of control spending practices. However, very few people seem to know that the top 10% of wage earners already pay a whopping 68% of taxes. In a mission to see how popular the idea of taxing the rich actually is, Dan Joseph hit the streets of Alexandria, VA to talk to some people. He also quizzed them on our current tax rates. Here's what he found...