Who pays taxes in America? Certainly not who RWers think...

[francoHFW]

They go immediately to Federal income taxes, which after all the Reaganist cuts are now less than payroll taxes, while state and local taxes kill the nonrich. Take growing fees into account, and everyone's paying 20-30%, and 95% of new wealth goes to the 1%. The GOP wants more cuts for the rich...
Who Pays Taxes in America CTJReports

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

and 95% of new wealth goes to the 1%

All under a Democratic president and accelerating.

 

[francoHFW]

 

[Socialist]

and 95% of new wealth goes to the 1%

All under a Democratic president and accelerating.

It's been a trend occurring for decades, and Obama is just another corporate serving stooge.

 

[Obiwan]

Working people with money pay taxes.

You can relax. Your welfare and food stamps are nontaxable, compliments of the hardworking people you leech off of.

 

[francoHFW]

Who Pays Taxes in America?
April 4, 2012 02:47 PM | Permalink |
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It’s often claimed that the richest Americans pay a disproportionate share of taxes while those in the bottom half pay nothing. These claims ignore the many taxes that most Americans are subject to — federal payroll taxes, federal excise taxes, state and local taxes — and focus instead on just one tax, the federal personal income tax. The other taxes are mostly regressive, meaning they take a larger share of income from a poor or middle-income family than they take from a rich family.[1]
Many Americans do not have enough income to owe federal personal income taxes, but do pay these other taxes. The federal personal income tax is a progressive tax, and the combination of this tax with the other (mostly regressive) taxes results in a tax system that is, overall, just barely progressive. Total tax obligations are, on average, fairly proportional to income.
This table illustrates the share of total taxes (all federal, state and local taxes) paid by Americans in different income groups in 2011.

• The share of total taxes paid by each income group is similar to that group’s share of total income.
• The share of total taxes paid by the richest one percent (21.6 percent) is almost identical to that group’s share of total income (21.0 percent).
• The total effective tax rate for the richest one percent (29.0 percent) is only about four percentage points higher than the total effective tax rate for the middle fifth of taxpayers (25.2 percent).[2]
• The share of total taxes paid by the poorest fifth of Americans (2.1 percent) is only slightly less than this group’s share of total income (3.4 percent).
Virtually every person in America pays some type of tax. Everyone who works pays federal payroll taxes. Everyone who buys gasoline pays federal and state gas taxes. People who shop in stores pay the sales taxes that most state and local governments impose. State and local property taxes affect everyone who owns or rents a home. (Even renters pay property taxes because landlords pass some of the tax on to them in the form of higher rents). Most states also have income taxes, most of which are not particularly progressive.

 

[francoHFW]

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and 95% of new wealth goes to the 1%

All under a Democratic president and accelerating.

It's been a trend occurring for decades, and Obama is just another corporate serving stooge.

BS. Pubs blocked all his reforms, because of silly voters who believe Pubcrappe like that.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

BS. Pubs blocked all his reforms, because of silly voters who believe Pubcrappe like that.

When they had two full years of a filibuster proof Congress? Keep making the excuses

 

[ScienceRocks]

The 1% pay much less then they should. They're cheats.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

The 1% pay much less then they should. They're cheats.

They pay nearly half of all the federal taxes, dumb ass.

Top 1 pay nearly half of federal income taxes

 

[ScienceRocks]

The sick truth is these assholes in the top 1% off shore their money and pay more like 15%. These assholes use far more infrastructure, police, etc.

 

[francoHFW]

Working people with money pay taxes.

You can relax. Your welfare and food stamps are nontaxable, compliments of the hardworking people you leech off of.

Typical hater dupe talking point lol. Try thinking instead of stupid insults.

 

[Obiwan]

Apparently, Hillary isn't paying her fair share of taxes. Why not???

And FYI, if she writes a check for extra, the IRS WILL take it.

 

[ScienceRocks]

The 1% pay much less then they should. They're cheats.

They pay nearly half of all the federal taxes, dumb ass.

Top 1 pay nearly half of federal income taxes

They make more then half of the income. They should be paying without loop holes like 30% at the very least.

 

[francoHFW]

The 1% pay much less then they should. They're cheats.

They pay nearly half of all the federal taxes, dumb ass.

Top 1 pay nearly half of federal income taxes

And Fed income taxes are less than payroll taxes now. Who pays those? So stop parotting RW lies, Pub dupe.

 

[ScienceRocks]

I want the tax rates of the 1950's on these bastards.

The workers and the middle class should be the top concern.

 

[francoHFW]

Apparently, Hillary isn't paying her fair share of taxes. Why not???

And FYI, if she writes a check for extra, the IRS WILL take it.

They pay 37%, because they work for it. They also give away a ton of it.

 

[whitehall]

The people who produce the wealth and gain most from the wealth in the U.S. , pay the majority of the income tax. Does that come as a shock to foreign posters?

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

They go immediately to Federal income taxes, which after all the Reaganist cuts are now less than payroll taxes, while state and local taxes kill the nonrich. Take growing fees into account, and everyone's paying 20-30%, and 95% of new wealth goes to the 1%. The GOP wants more cuts for the rich...
Who Pays Taxes in America CTJReports

They go immediately to Federal income taxes, which after all the Reaganist cuts are now less than payroll taxes,

Can you believe it? The non-rich pay more in payroll taxes (15.3%) than they do in income taxes.
Damn those Republicans for cutting middle class income tax rates.
And for not privatizing Social Security and Medicare.
If they had, what would franco whine about?

 

[ScienceRocks]

The people who produce the wealth and gain most from the wealth in the U.S. , pay the majority of the income tax. Does that come as a shock to foreign posters?

They cheat the system and offshore industry to china. They're traitors.