I opened up my 2011 taxes to see the percentage I paid in Federal Income Tax alone. (That’s just Federal Income Tax, not payroll, Social Security, FICA, etc).

The percentage was 25.8% — Nearly TWICE as much as Mitt Romney!

Interestingly, the “average American” pays less than Romney:

“On average, middle-income families—those making from $50,000 to $75,000 a year—pay 12.8 percent of their income in federal taxes” according to Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation.

While I’m not trying to defend Romney, I think most Americans have NO IDEA how little taxes they pay! The weight of America is on the shoulders of high-salaried people that can’t play games with “carried interest” like Mitt Romney can.

It goes unquestioned in newspapers that “middle class America” pays more in Taxes (percentage) than Romney does, even though it’s simply not true. (For example examiner.com )