Your belief that those who earn more should pay more is actually how it works. I am constantly astounded by the number of people who claim the rich aren't paying "their fair share" of
taxes.
Given that households with an
annual income of $150,000 pay approximately $31,000 (or more) in taxes, I don't understand how anyone can claim they aren't paying enough. After all, this is almost the
average annual income of many households.
What really should irk you is
EIC. It bothers me not in the sense that it is used to reduce the tax burden on the
working poor, but that it sometimes gives money back
that was not paid in.
It is no longer a
refund. The definition of
refund is the return of money paid for a service, product or to
taxes. It is not a "refund +", which is what
EIC ends up as for many people.
I don't mind paying my
taxes and I can even deal with the
progressive taxation system. But don't claim that I don't pay my fair share or argue that others should receive more than they put in.