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		refurb on Nov 8, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Explore Wealth and Income Inequality in the World ... Look up the total federal tax rate, it's available. It's not skewed as much as just federal income tax, but it's still significantly skewed. The top 5% pay 53% of all federal taxes including social security and Medicaid.[1] [1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15573269

boomboomsubban on Nov 9, 2017 [–]

Federal tax is still a small chunk of the taxes paid in America, it's still guesswork and the "tax breaks" are even more prevalent there.

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