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Old 09-29-2006, 02:22 PM   #24
9th Engineer
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Before we get carried away with statements about how the rich are getting away without paying taxes lets look at some numbers

Income Class tax generation

top 25% - 83.9 % of US tax revenue

top 10% - 65.8% of US tax revenue

top 5% - 54.4% of US tax revenue

top 1% - 34.3% of US tax revenue


http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_b...0512070900.asp
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