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Share of Federal Taxes Under Current Law
By Income Percentile, 2009
This chart by Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy compares federal tax burden by quintile with the share of income that each quintile earns. As it stands, federal taxation falls disproportionately on the wealthiest Americans.
This chart by Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy compares federal tax burden by quintile with the share of income that each quintile earns. As it stands, federal taxation falls disproportionately on the wealthiest Americans.
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