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Who gets what

Those in higher-income brackets benefit from many advantages in the federal tax code. Common tax benefits for each of five income levels:

Sources: Congressional Budget Office *Includes effect on payroll taxes **Zero to 0.5% Note: Income categories are created by ranking households by before-tax income; each fifth (quintile) contains an equal number of people. Figures may not add up to 100 because of rounding.

Credits: Graphics reporting by Tom Reinken; graphic by Lorraine Wang. Programming by Anthony Pesce.

Published: May 30, 2013

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Who gets what

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