Tax Rates For America's Top 400 Earners Fell As Income Soared In 2007, According To IRS

Huffington Post, Bloomberg | Feb. 17, 2010 (News Report)

The average top 400 rich person made $344 million and paid only $57 million in taxes. Maybe I have no conception of money, but $57 million doesn't sound like peanuts to me. Eliminate the the tax caps for Social Security and Medicare, make it a flat % Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business, Living, Entertainment
Topics: U.S. Congress, Money and Politics, Taxes, Money, Hollywood
Member Tags: income disparity, class warfare
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Feb 17, 2010 - 9:48 PM PST
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Feb 17, 2010 - 10:06 PM PST

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Feb. 22, 2010

The story notes income and tax treatment preferences for the very wealthy under two corporatist administrations.

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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Feb. 22, 2010
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