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To: SeekAndFind
the poorest Americans would pay a whopping 18 percent of their income in taxes.

WHOPPING??

11 posted on 10/11/2011 7:11:43 AM PDT by NativeNewYorker (Freepin' Jew Boy)
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To: NativeNewYorker
Actually, the max rate is 17.19%. The sales tax isn't paid on the 9% that is income taxes, so the highest effective tax rate is 17.19%.
31 posted on 10/11/2011 7:29:20 AM PDT by Brookhaven (999 Tax Calculator: http://goo.gl/AHsjH)
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