You do make a good point, but I just read this today in the opinion column. Those in the top 5% pay 60% of the taxes, up from 48%. It is in the opinion column, but if true, it does seem like you can make the argument that those making over %153k (from the article) are paying. Actually, to me it seems like the ones who are paying are between $153k and $1M. I too feel that something needs to be done when profitable companies pay 0 tax.