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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: ColtonGang who wrote (169076)8/8/2001 7:07:02 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
UPPER-INCOME TAXPAYERS pay a large share of the nation's taxes.

The top 1% of the nation's taxpayers will earn about 17% of total income this year
and will pay about 23% of federal income, payroll and excise taxes, according to
estimates by the Joint Committee on Taxation. The highest 5% will earn about 31%
of total income and pay 41% of federal taxes. The top 10% will earn 42% of income
and pay 53% of taxes.

To qualify for the top 1%, your income needs to be
$340,306 or higher. Admission into the top 5% club
starts at income of $145,199, while the top 10%
begins at $107,455. The report defines income as
adjusted gross income plus other items including
tax-exempt interest income, nontaxable Social Security benefits and employer
contributions for health plans and life insurance.

Wall Street Journal, Aug. 8, 2001
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