Why does cutting the top tax rate result in the rich paying a far larger share of taxes?

Raising taxes on the top 1% won't make a difference if you don't reform the entire code. It will only guarantee that more of the top 1% will find the loopholes.

Let's reduce government spending. Let's start with $1 trillion in the first year.

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