Warren Buffet's secretary pays higher taxes than he does? Have you ever heard this before? I know I have. There was just a newly released proposal to address this issue and I want to take a deeper look into how all this works. It may surprise you (sarcasm font), but politicians on both sides of the aisle misrepresent issues and how they "actually" work. Let's take a look at this idea that rich people are evil and greedy because they don't pay as much taxes as others.