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Political Factoid

  • 300 million Americans
     
    • 250 Million adult Americans
       
      • 200 Million Working-age Americans
         
        • 134 Million individual tax returnsNote 1
           
          • 100 million Americans pay income taxes
             
            • 58 Million receive Social Security
               
    • 32% Americans pay zero income taxes.Note 2,Note 3
Notes:
2005 data
54% of which are single women or families where primary wage-earner is a woman.
Excludes non-working wealthy who are fully tax sheltered.
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