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Relationship of Tax Revenue as a Percent of GDP with Inequality

I’m wondering about the relationship between income inequality and tax revenues as a percent of GDP.  After gathering tax revenue data from the Blackrock and inequality data from OECD I produced the following graph, depicting the inverse relationship between income … Continue reading

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Most Americans in 2010 Paid Far Less in Total taxes — Federal, State and Local — than They Would Have Paid 30 Years Ago

The New York Times debunks a common misperception  about contemporary taxes: “But in fact, most Americans in 2010 paid far less in total taxes — federal, state and local — than they would have paid 30 years ago. According to … Continue reading

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