Here’s who pays for the U.S. government

Taxes are always up for debate, be it Americans thinking they pay too much or Americans thinking others don’t pay enough

The graphic below from the Pew Research Center shows exactly who is funding the government — and what percentage comes from taxes.

As noted, 46.2 percent of the government is funded by individual income taxes — though six in 10 Americans told Pew they were bothered a lot by the feeling that “some wealthy people” don’t pay their fare share. Similarly, 64 percent felt that way about corporations — however, a mere 10.6 percent of the U.S. government is funded by corporate income taxes.