U.S. Tax System: Put a Dollar In, Get a Quarter Back
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$2 trillion is annually redistributed from the top 40% of families to the bottom 60% of families.
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As a group, the bottom 60% of American families receive more back in total government spending than they pay in total taxes.
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American's lowest-income families receive $5.28 worth of government benefits for every dollar they pay in total taxes. Middle-income families receive $1.48 in total government spending per tax dollar, while the highest-income families receive $0.25 cents in spending for every dollar of taxes paid.
http://www.mainstreet.com/article/m...ollar-get-quarter-back?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO
$2 trillion is annually redistributed from the top 40% of families to the bottom 60% of families.
...
As a group, the bottom 60% of American families receive more back in total government spending than they pay in total taxes.
...
American's lowest-income families receive $5.28 worth of government benefits for every dollar they pay in total taxes. Middle-income families receive $1.48 in total government spending per tax dollar, while the highest-income families receive $0.25 cents in spending for every dollar of taxes paid.