This is a common myth.
If .2% of earners REPORT INCOME greater than $x, they paid tax on that!
We get the percentiles straight from the IRS data.
There's this idea that people report they made $100 MM to the IRS, but are like, "Well, I only want to pay tax on $300k of that." And the IRS is like, "Sure."
You wouldn't be in the top .2% if you only reported incomes of $300k to the IRS. You'd barely be in the top 2%.