# Fuck Jerry Seinfeld

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-jerry-seinfeld/931260
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [January 23, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-jerry-seinfeld/931260 "2021-01-23T04:08:37Z")
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### Author: ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2021, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-jerry-seinfeld/931260/94 "2021-01-24T15:14:24Z")

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I have a simple, if lengthy, response to the “what business is it of yours” question:

> [@Do the rich pay their fair share?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-rich-pay-their-fair-share/921817):
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> I did a quick search and found very little specifically about this. In association with the latest story about DJT’s tax returns, I heard a statistic that the wealthiest Americans pay an average of 24% in Federal Income Tax. I presume they’re talking about [Effective Tax Rate](https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/taxes/what-is-the-effective-tax-rate-15102865). But Effective Tax Rate reminds me of an old joke in medicine: The surgery was a complete success, but the patient died. Sometimes, our definitions differ from the definitions used by others. According to [Pew Research](https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/10/06/a-closer-look-at-who-does-and-doesnt-pay-u-s-income-tax/): …

Even if you’re The Most Libertarian Person In The World, and you believe that we should strip from the Federal government _every single thing_ that isn’t directly national defense …

The question of whether the wealthiest Americans actually come anywhere close to ‘paying their fair share’ remains.

And because there’s every reason to believe that the middle class is picking up the slack for the uber-wealthy … I say … we _do_ have a say in the matter.

YMMV.

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