05-29-2016, 10:02 AM
Quote:So single people with no kids actually don't pay any net income taxes until their income reaches nearly 15K. They do pay payroll taxes, sales taxes, property taxes etc.
In 2015 the sum of the standard deduction and personal exemption was exactly $10,000 - and the EITC for a single taxpayer with no dependents with an AGI of $14,500 (the federal minimum wage X 40 hours a week X 50 weeks a year) was $23, and the total income tax was $450. So the net liability for such an earner in 2015 was $427 - not $0.
It would appear that there are lies, damn lies, statistics - and Mikebert's statistics!
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