алсааас [she/they] to [email protected]English • 2 years agoLiberal Economics be likelemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square189fedilinkarrow-up1792arrow-down1191cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1601arrow-down1imageLiberal Economics be likelemmy.dbzer0.comалсааас [she/they] to [email protected]English • 2 years agomessage-square189fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareskelpielinkfedilink-8•edit-22 years agoFalse, the bottom 90% paid about 25% of income taxes (in the US at least). https://taxfoundation.org/publications/latest-federal-income-tax-data/
minus-squareалсааас [she/they]OPlinkfedilink14•edit-22 years agoit’s about the percentage of income paid, not the net sum
minus-squareskelpielinkfedilink-1•2 years agoOk, so what percentage of income do the various income brackets pay?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•2 years agoBut I think what they mean is that the 90% are more affected by it, because proportional it’s a bigger chunk of their income missing. But I could be wrong
False, the bottom 90% paid about 25% of income taxes (in the US at least). https://taxfoundation.org/publications/latest-federal-income-tax-data/
it’s about the percentage of income paid, not the net sum
Ok, so what percentage of income do the various income brackets pay?
Why don’t you look it up?
But I think what they mean is that the 90% are more affected by it, because proportional it’s a bigger chunk of their income missing.
But I could be wrong