Taxes on the rich are near 30-year highs  Wealthy families are
paying some of their biggest federal tax bills in decades, a
liberal-leaning tax group says.  By Aimee Picchi Mar 4, 2013
2:31PM  Image: Tax form (© Ryan McVay/Getty Images)As Democratic
leaders push for wealthy families to pay higher taxes as part of
a budget deal comes some startling news: The rich are actually
paying federal tax bills approaching 30-year highs.   The
average tax payment for a high-income family has rarely been
higher, according to data going back to 1979, when the
Congressional Budget Office started tracking the information.
The report comes from the Associated Press, which cites
projections from the liberal-leaning Tax Policy Center.
Families in the top 20% will pay an average of 27.2% of their
incomes in federal tax this year, according to the research
organization, which is a joint venture of the Urban Institute
and Brookings Institution, both considered to be liberal-leaning
groups.   So, who fits into the top 20% of U.S.