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Who pays tax in America? Of individual (1040 returns) taxpayers, the distribution of taxes is interesting (2009 returns):

Distribution of Taxes
Top percentile of taxpayers
Percent of Federal
Income Taxes Paid
(2009 returns)
Minimum Adjusted Gross Income at this level

99th percentile
36.7%
$343,927

95th percentile
58.7%
$154,643

90th percentile
70.5%
$112,124

On the other end of the spectrum, the bottom 50% of taxpayers….
Paid 2.25% of [...]

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