On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that “government tries to do too much,” and taxing the rich doesn’t appear to actually help people who are struggling economically.

While speaking with Washington Post columnist George Will, Maher said, “I keep hearing tax the rich. I understand that. But they do. The rich do pay a lot, I know, because I’m rich, and I pay a lot, like, over half.”

Will responded, “You’re among the 1% who pays 40% in this country, the top 1%, 40% of the income tax.”

Maher then stated, “And I wouldn’t mind doing it, except it doesn’t seem to solve the problem.”

Maher added, “I just want to know…

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