I think revenue matters since we have a progressive tax rate. Taxes are paid on income, not on people.
I guess I will do the napkin math: 39% of Americans graduated college [2] Income of mid-career is 111,000 (college) vs 43,000 (HS) [2] Lifetime increase in earnings is estimated 800,000, paying taxes the whole time. So…
That is a pretty big assertion to make: that on average, most of the tax collection over the entire US is paid by non-college graduates.
I think revenue matters since we have a progressive tax rate. Taxes are paid on income, not on people.
I guess I will do the napkin math: 39% of Americans graduated college [2] Income of mid-career is 111,000 (college) vs 43,000 (HS) [2] Lifetime increase in earnings is estimated 800,000, paying taxes the whole time. So…
That is a pretty big assertion to make: that on average, most of the tax collection over the entire US is paid by non-college graduates.