exxon
i read a blurb about how much exxon pays in taxes. last three years averaged some $27 billion. they pointed out that's 41%. and to give the reader some idea how much money that is... the bottom 50% of individual wage earners, some 65 million people, collectively paid $27 billion at 3%. they were careful to not say this is an apples to apples comparison. but they didn't say it's apples to oranges either. individuals pay taxes on their net income less a tiny fraction in deductions. corporations pay taxes on their net profit. heh. some years 41% of my net profit would be less than 3% of my income.