Graph: Tax Burden of Top 1% Now Exceeds That of Bottom 95%

 
 
July 29, 2009
Tax Burden of Top 1% Now Exceeds That of Bottom 95%
Graph: Tax Burden of Top 1% Now Exceeds That of Bottom 95%
Graph: Tax Burden of Top 1% Now Exceeds That of Bottom 95%

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For an analysis of the most recent IRS data on who pays how much federal individual income tax, see Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact No. 183, at http://www.taxfoundation.org/legacy/show/250.html.

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