On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 16:37:15 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> However between 1980 and 2013 when income inequality, as measured by
> the Gini Coefficient, expanded by 22.2% the share of federal income
> taxes paid by the highest one-fifth of earners rose from 64.7% to 88.0%
> while the share paid by the lowest one-fifth declined from +0.1% to
> -4.0% (i.e. tax rebates greater than tax payments). Even the middle
> income's share dropped from 10.7% to 3.9% over the 33 years.
Federal Income Tax vs Income
top 20% pay 86.8% of all of the federal income tax collected
45% of tax payers pay no federal income tax
second lowest 20% get a payment of $621, when they have paid no tax
lowest 20% get a payment of $643, when they have paid no tax
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