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Re:61% of Americans paid no income taxes in 2020 by bwb on Thursday August 19, 2021 @10:35AM (#28234335)
Does this count payroll taxes? Very confused how this is possible if they accurately count payroll taxes.
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Re:61% of Americans paid no income taxes in 2020 by wjossey on Thursday August 19, 2021 @10:39AM (#28234374)
It does not include payroll taxes.
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Re:61% of Americans paid no income taxes in 2020 by bwb on Thursday August 19, 2021 @10:47AM (#28234491)
See, why does this stat even matter without payroll taxes. Payroll taxes go to federal and state.

I hate articles like this.

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Re:61% of Americans paid no income taxes in 2020 by refurb on Thursday August 19, 2021 @11:26AM (#28235065)
I mean the title is explicit “income taxes”?
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Re:61% of Americans paid no income taxes in 2020 by pc86 on Thursday August 19, 2021 @10:44AM (#28234438)
Payroll taxes are federal income taxes.
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Re:61% of Americans paid no income taxes in 2020 by bwb on Thursday August 19, 2021 @10:48AM (#28234509)
And state, but if this article isn't counting these it is a wildly inaccurate bit of "journalism"
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Re:61% of Americans paid no income taxes in 2020 by pc86 on Thursday August 19, 2021 @02:10PM (#28237233)
Too late to edit but I meant to say "are not"
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