Top 10% pays 50–60% of income tax
In the Caleb Hammer clip, it was noted the top 10% of earners pay between 50 and 60% of all federal income taxes, with the bottom 50% paying just 1%.
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The War For The Soul Of Our Movement (Ep. 2546)
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Jul 6, 2026
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The Blue-Haired Liberal Doesn't Know What the Rich Pay
At 37:20 · chapter starts 34:30
The Caleb Hammer segment is the comedic and intellectual heart of the episode. Hammer asks a basic question to a blue-haired socialist guest: if you want the rich to pay 'more' taxes, what do they pay now? The answer — 'none, I think it's zero' — is both wrong and revealing. Hammer then walks through the actual IRS data: the top 1% pay approximately 40% of all federal income taxes; the top 10% pay 50–60%; the bottom 50% pay just 1%. He also reveals that the U.S. has the most progressive income tax system in the entire Western world. [1] — Dan Bongino "A socialist guest on Caleb Hammer's show said the top 1% pay zero in income taxes. The actual figure is 40%. She also had no idea the U.S. …" 36:30 The guest had no idea. Bongino uses this to make his recurring point: these people want to reshape the economy based on premises they cannot verify and refuse to look up, even though the answer is a 10-second AI query away.
The Blue-Haired Lady Doesn't Know What the Top 1% Pays
A socialist guest on Caleb Hammer's show said the top 1% pay zero in income taxes. The actual figure is 40%. She also had no idea the U.S. has the most progressive income tax system in the entire Western world.
U.S. has most progressive income tax in Western world
Caleb Hammer's clip asserted that the United States has the most progressive income tax system in the entire Western world, a fact that surprised the liberal guest on the show.
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