Tax Burden for the Rich...2008

The categories are:
$1 under $5,000
$5,000 under $10,000
$10,000 under $15,000
$15,000 under $20,000
$20,000 under $25,000
$25,000 under $30,000
$30,000 under $40,000
$40,000 under $50,000
$50,000 under $75,000
$75,000 under $100,000
$100,000 under $200,000
$200,000 under $500,000
$500,000 under $1,000,000
$1,000,000 under $1,500,000
$1,500,000 under $2,000,000
$2,000,000 under $5,000,000
$5,000,000 under $10,000,000
$10,000,000 or more
If you really blew it up, you might see the $153 that the tax filers under $5000 pay.
153
200
368
665
1,166
1,710
2,376
3,373
5,246
8,037
16,903
55,984
163,513
299,480
429,877
739,377
1,638,990
6,247,810
Information from link at: Open thread: Can you spot the wrongness in this tax graph?

Mark Thoma a Dweeb...

1. "What Republicans believe isn't important, they believe all sorts of crazy things, what matters is the evidence. "
Truly Republicans have a monopoly on "all sorts of crazy things" and proof of efficacy is hardly ever considered unlike social programs...

2. Blue Dog Democrats voted for the bill, I am sure none of the tax cuts were for their benefit. Right...

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