Click for the details... Business Insider One of the most divisive issues in this country right now is taxes.

And understandably so.

Everyone hates taxes.

And everyone wants someone else to pay all the taxes.

Also, we have a massive budget deficit right now, and most reasonable people agree that the only way to balance the budget will be to cut spending growth and pay more taxes.

And no one likes the sound of more taxes.

But who pays those taxes, anyway?

How much is too much?

What's fair?

Who should pay more?

We can't really have an intelligent discussion of taxes without knowing who pays them.

And, politically, it's "silly season" right now, with each side saying whatever it thinks it has to to win, so we can't rely on politicians to tell us about taxes.

So, let's put aside politics for a few minutes and look at some facts...