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Day: January 22, 2014

Posted on 22 January 201410 May 2018

A progressive approach to tax

The US Congressional Budget Office has recently published some information on who pays income tax in the US (or, at least, who did so in 2010).  There’s an interesting graph included showing how effective tax rates vary by income group over time. Continue reading “A progressive approach to tax”

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