Perhaps because most of that third who don't pay can't even make a living. It's like getting blood out of a rock.
If that were true, then you'd expect the same pattern to be pretty consistent over time, right? But it's not - it used to be the case that more wage-earners paid at least something. Even low wage-earners should be paying some taxes, if for no other reason to make sure they have a stake in tax policy.
The problem with this argument is that real wages (i.e. wages adjusted for inflation) have been falling for some time. Back when wage earners were paying taxes, they were also making ends meet.
Not to diminish the impact of Firefox, but this is not surprising. Firefox users are almost by definition more proactive. They've already taken the step of replacing their default browser. Why should it be any surprise that they're also quicker to update?
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If that were true, then you'd expect the same pattern to be pretty consistent over time, right? But it's not - it used to be the case that more wage-earners paid at least something. Even low wage-earners should be paying some taxes, if for no other reason to make sure they have a stake in tax policy.
The problem with this argument is that real wages (i.e. wages adjusted for inflation) have been falling for some time. Back when wage earners were paying taxes, they were also making ends meet.
Not to diminish the impact of Firefox, but this is not surprising. Firefox users are almost by definition more proactive. They've already taken the step of replacing their default browser. Why should it be any surprise that they're also quicker to update?
or is this just plain silly.
Assuming for the moment that the top 10 are fairly evenly staffed, that's about 55%, give or take. That leaves about 45% for everything else.
Seems roughly right to me. There are far more than 10 "big problems" in our good ol' US of A.