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Old 04-30-2011, 11:37 PM   #38 (permalink)
dippin
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Overall, American taxes are very weakly progressive. When you break down by quintile, share of taxes paid lines up pretty well with share of overall income. As such, some people not paying income taxes because of low income is hardly an issue.
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