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Tax Rates for High-Income Households Have Risen Disproportionately |
The share of taxes paid by the top 20 percent of income earners increased by almost 7 percent between 1983 and 2005, while the share paid by the bottom 20 percent of income earners decreased by almost 53 percent. |
Average Effective Federal Tax Rates on Households by Income Rank, 1983 and 2005 |
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Source: Rates from CBO's Historical Effective Federal Tax Rates: 1979-2005, December 2007. |
