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why is it divided equally?

• SandB0x 16y ago
  It's a thought experiment, cut me some slack... I know there aren't 300m taxpayers, and it shouldn't be divided equally, and countless other things. If anyone has a more accurate figure I'd be interested to see it.
  • jpwagner 16y ago
    Fair enough, but just remember that ~35%-40% of people will not pay a dime... http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/displayafact.cfm?Docid=283 http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxfacts/displayafact.cfm?Doc...
    • bpm140 16y ago
      Conversely, the top 74 earners in 2009 made as much as the bottom 19 million. Updating to include citation: http://www.tax.com/taxcom/taxblog.nsf/Permalink/UBEN-8AGMUZ?OpenDocument http://www.tax.com/taxcom/taxblog.nsf/Permalink/UBEN-8AGMUZ?...
    • jpwagner 16y ago
      aside: how does the above comment receive so many downvotes? it's fact, backed up with data, with no spin, and on-topic.
      • anigbrowl 16y ago
        I didn't (in fact, have an upvote), but although many are not liable for income tax most people pay some kind of tax - sales tax, or payroll tax, or state tax. You are right to point out that a good chunk of the population will make a net gain, but many of them will only do so because they're very poor. Some poor people are lazy, but it doesn't follow that all poor people are freeloaders. Unfortunately, less honest people than you have made a lot of spin out of those statistics, for a variety of political ends.