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I think most Americans know what the problems are, but the even greater problem is trying to start a discussion on how to fix the issue in a bipartisan way.America's problem is you don't pay enough taxes AND have far too much waste and corruption in the system that pushes up costs. The nr. 1 place being healthcare. That alone is responsible for a huge portion of your problems as you allow medical cartels to dictate prices.
But instead of looking at the tax rate, you need to look at the effective tax rate and here you will see that especially the rich and big corporations don't pay a dime in taxes. Hell many get money back.
So deductions are the main problem at the moment on the tax side.
Another issue is what Americans see as middle class. This of course depends on where you are, but a person earning 250k ain't middle class ...they be rich.
The average is around 55k a year. Anyone earning 5 times that is rich, not middle class. Anyone earning 400+k is very rich.
Add in the fact, that the wealthy don't earn a wage income, but earn most of their income via the stock market..which is taxed way lower, the frankly the whole system is rigged for the rich against the poor and middle class.