They say in american we are free right?

[benagain]

... Meanwhile the wealthy 1% get their jeans and made cheap, and pass a little profit to the politicians and prison contractors.

That reminded me of a fun little fact. The top 1% income earners in the us pay roughly a third of all the income taxes paid. The top 50% pay about 96% of the income taxes. Nothing really to do with this thread, but I thought I'd throw it out there while I was thinking of it.