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The Tax Rate You Paid in 2009 Was Lowest in 30 Years

Tax cuts plus falling incomes behind drop, CBO says

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 11, 2012 6:45 AM CDT

(Newser) – Anti-tax protesters were a major political force in 2009—which also happens to be the year Americans paid the lowest share of their income to the federal government in at least 30 years, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. A CBO analysis released yesterday... Read full story »

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The Tax Rate You Paid in 2009 Was Lowest in 30 Years

Tax cuts plus falling incomes behind drop, CBO says

Congressional Budget Office • tax cuts • Obama administration • taxation • President Obama • federal taxes • tax rate • tax rates

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