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1/16    http://www.house.gov/jec/tax/09-26-03.pdf
        See how taxes have changed over time.  From this, it looks as though
        2001 taxes effectively shifted some burden from the very rich to the
        sort-of-rich, leaving the poor untouched.
        \_ actually if you look at that report, the super rick more than
           doubled their share of income, while their tax rates only raised
           by 50 percent.  Also that seems to be income tax alone.  Does that
           count for such things as capital gains or property taxes?  Stuff
           that has some pretty significant cuts over the years?
        \_ This chart does not include "payroll" tax, which is almost as
           large as income tax, and has regressivity. Nor any of the
           other taxes, which hit lower income people harder (percentage
           wise).
        \_ Sorry OP, but it looks like people on both ends of the spectrum
        \_ Sorry OP, but it looks like people both both ends of the spectrum
           think your chart is a load of crap.  Maybe next time....
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