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Sure. A good portion of the population profits when the tax rate goes up.

A "good portion" you say.

Hmmmm.

refer: Poverty 2001 - Poverty Thresholds 2001

&

ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ce/standard/2001/
Table 2. Income before taxes:
Average annual expenditures and characteristics, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2001

Item	Total complete reporting	Less than $5,000	$5,000 to $9,999	$10,000 to $14,999	$15,000 to $19,999	$20,000 to $29,999	$30,000 to $39,999	$40,000 to $59,999	$50,000 to $69,999	$70,000 and over
Households (thousands)	88,735	4,100	6,829	8,099	7,014	12,075	10,508	8,737	12,480	18,892
Income before taxes b/	$47,507	$1,666	$7,675	$12,380	$17,282	$24,494	$34,456	$44,418	$58,943	$113,978
Average annual expenditures	$41,395	$20,517	$16,625	$20,642	$25,028	$28,623	$35,430	$40,900	$50,136	$76,124
Estimated market value of owned home	$97,681	$41,007	$49,326	$53,907	$58,377	$61,612	$72,720	$79,331	$115,123	$194,720
Avg Number Persons	2.5	1.7	1.6	1.9	2.1	2.3	2.4	2.7	2.9	3.1

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I can see from these numbers where at least 12% of the population (the poverty rate) would profit from the FairTax.

(It would be much easier to see of they had used medians, averages can sometimes skew data. It's obvious that's what's happening here.)