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How do taxes affect income inequality?

December 6, 2018 by tpcwebsite

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How do taxes affect income inequality?

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Because high-income households pay a larger share of their income in total federal taxes than low-income households, federal taxes reduce income inequality. But federal taxes have done little to offset increasing income inequality over the past 40 years.

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Are federal taxes progressive?

December 20, 2015 by tpcwebsite

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Are federal taxes progressive?

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Overall, yes. But that’s not the case for each tax.

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