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On Income Tax Fairness | AIER

Writer's picture: Steve MartinSteve Martin

Our April Business Conditions Monthly report began the discussion of federal income taxes and equity. It reported IRS data showing that the top 20 percent of income tax filers paid 88 percent of income taxes in 2011.

Of course, the U.S. federal income tax is structured to be progressive, meaning tax rates generally rise as income rises. So, to assess the fairness of the tax system, it is important to know what share of total income the top 20 percent held.

Some will debate whether our tax code is too progressive — that our rates on upper incomes discourage economic activity — or not progressive enough. Others will debate whether or not a progressive system is the best one. Advocates of replacing the income tax with a value-added tax are pushing for a less progressive approach (although, some proposals do include some elements of progressivity).

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