Wealth Vs Income

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As a society we tend to place blame on the wealthy not contributing enough to the economy thus allowing the middle and lower class households to suffer however, if you look at the top revenue source for our government the wealthy contribute the largest portion. In 2013, the federal government collected almost $2.9 trillion from individual income taxes out of this amount 48.9% of the total tax collected was paid by individuals whose adjusted gross income was more than $250.000 and 28.8% was collected by those who made between $100,000 and $249,000 while only 22.12% was collected by individuals making less than $99,999. The IRS paid out almost $313 billion in refunds included in this are individuals who receive tax incentives like earned income

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