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In response to "What I want to know is the average *effective* tax rate vs income level. -- nm" by nubby, Astronauts champion

umm, this is old data, but a google search turns up this.

Posted by tRuMaN (aka Truman) Jul 21 '09, 07:26

The overall effective federal tax rate (the ratio of federal taxes to household income) was 20.7 percent in 2006. Individual income taxes, the largest component, were 9.1 percent of household income. Payroll taxes were the next largest source, with an effective tax rate of 7.5 percent. Corporate income taxes and excise taxes were smaller, with effective tax rates of 3.4 percent and 0.7 percent.

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Okay, but versus income level. The rich have a higher tax bracket, but they also have a great deal more tax havens and deductions. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 21, 07:28 31
- also, here, try this. -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:30 7
  - and this -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:31 6 1
    - nubby, I think the above link is what you want, but you will have to combine two different tables to get - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:34 4
      - So it looks to me that the people who are "hurt" the most by federal income tax is those making $70k-$100k a year. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 21, 07:38 3
        
        yeah, that is the worst level for federal. but my question is, are those numbers for families with kids or singles? - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:39 2
        
        households, it looks like -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 07:41 1
        
        hmm, k. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:41
    - That's it, thanks. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 21, 07:34
- at what level do you start getting access to those? - colinski Jul 21, 07:29 20
  - Exactly. Maybe the "rich" have an *effective* tax rate of 20%. - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 21, 07:31 19
    - i still don't think the rich should foot the bill for gov't programs.. -- nm - colinski Jul 21, 07:34 18
      - why not, they've arguably benefitted the most. -- nm - znufrii Jul 21, 07:42 1
        
        to bring logic into a tax discussion. - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:43
      - until obama passes the health care bill, you are free to think what you want. but after that, its against the law. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:37 2
        
        it will be against the law for me to think the rich shouldn't pay for gov't programs? - colinski Jul 21, 07:39 1
        
        well, that damm healthcare bill is omnipotent. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:40
      - Okay, then you get to. :) -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 21, 07:36 12
        
        fine with me.. spread it out. - colinski Jul 21, 07:37 11
        
        And this is, I think, a fundamental political difference of people. - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 21, 07:39 1
        
        pretty much -- nm - Don Homer Jul 21, 07:48
        
        there was a study done once (I cannot remember where) that asked people if a progressive tax system was fair - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:38 3
        
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        why nope? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:40 1
        
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        they should have planned to not get sick. - colinski Jul 21, 07:40 3
        
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        So, they should have had health insurance? :) -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 21, 07:41 1
        
        sure, but not a forced governmental plan that requries them to have 3 kids, one which is gay. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:42
- yes/no. the federal system is professive, so one could do that easily, but most states are regressive - tRuMaN Jul 21, 07:29 1
  - So, back to my original question then. I'd like to see the numbers. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 21, 07:30

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