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Re:Explore Wealth and Income Inequality in the World Wealth ... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @03:40PM (#15656752)
The federal income tax is a small part of the annual taxes paid in the US, you aren't showing enough information to provide more than a guess about how fairly the tax system is working.
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Re:Explore Wealth and Income Inequality in the World Wealth ... by refurb on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @06:36PM (#15658238)
Look up the total federal tax rate, it's available. It's not skewed as much as just federal income tax, but it's still significantly skewed.

The top 5% pay 53% of all federal taxes including social security and Medicaid.[1]

[1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15573269

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Re:Explore Wealth and Income Inequality in the World Wealth ... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @08:57PM (#15659131)
Federal tax is still a small chunk of the taxes paid in America, it's still guesswork and the "tax breaks" are even more prevalent there.
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