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To: TimF who wrote (98678)	4/29/2003 1:29:48 AM
From: shadowman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Share of Aggregate Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Households (All Races): 1967 to 2001 ... Seems to be a noticeable trend...particularly the top 1/5 and the top 5%. census.gov Things are tough at the top...I guess they can use a little relief from the government?<g>

To: TimF who wrote (98678)	4/29/2003 1:10:11 PM
From: benwood	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

It didn't look clear to me what taxes that chart referred to. If it is all taxes, then for myself, I pay about 15-20% of my tax for my home & autos each year, which are not income of course. The year I bought the house I got whacked for several thousand in tax, too. Then there's the tax on spending, which is another 15-25% of my tax each year. Re: Gates -- don't forget that a lot of people at the bottom have zero net worth. You can start with the 2 million going bankrupt this year who are massively negative and go from there.