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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (50825)	5/5/2012 12:56:03 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

The fact that someone's income went up from 2010 to 2011, and that he paid less in taxes, doesn't imply or even suggest that the income tax, or federal taxes in general are regressive. The tax laws change, and the exact nature of his income changes. For his example to be evidence of a regressive tax code, it would have to be that making more money, in the same year (and in the same pattern, or with a base that follows the same pattern and then some additional money) resulted in a lower tax bill. Such a condition under US tax law, would be unlikely, perhaps even impossible (although for something as complex as the US tax code, I should perhaps never say never). Even if it did occur it would be an anecdote leading in the opposite direction of the data. Overall the US federal tax system is one of the most progressive tax systems in the world.