In the US I think the $0 - $10 000 range pay a huge proportion of their incomes in tax, not income tax, just other taxes which cannot be offset because they don't earn enough. I'll try and find the article I was reading a couple of weeks ago, I was going to post it but thought many here would just go meh. The higher earners do pay the most tax as well according to the same article.
In addition to income taxes there are sales taxes. Of course wealthier people consume more... so they end up paying even more tax!
Here it is : [imgz=http://forums.silverstackers.com/uploads/753_-1x-1-1.jpg][/imgz] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-10/how-much-americans-really-pay-in-taxes
that maybe so, but low income earners in australia do receive some of the highest subsidies in the world. i guess it's what makes this place so pleasant to live in. Source:http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/economic-growth-from-the-household-perspective_5jz5m89dh0nt-en Calculated from Table 5, OECD, 2014
Dire letter in today's Daily Reckoning newsletter: To give some perspective to this: from The Age today: Small business owners pushed on to welfare assistance. Wealthy superannuants being granted cash concessions against the income they earn over 60. Skewed?
No one is granting anyone a cash concession. It is indicative of a stupid law if businesses seek to reduce their tax by restructuring their employment structures by hiring contractors in order to avoid a payroll tax. It basically says that such a tax is a hindrance to employment. Obviously you consider a payroll tax justifiable? There is nothing stopping small business operators from employing contractors. There is nothing stopping lower income earners from buying shares and receiving franking credits. There is nothing stopping Richard Denniss from continuing to be a dickhead. :lol:
I guess my original thought was that even with all these "concessions" the top income earners still pay ALL the tax. Anyway that's what the data seems to show.
Reposting this table from a few months ago: then we see that the: - Bottom fifth pay 0.2% of the tax - next 20% pay 4.7% - Middle fifth pay 13.0% - next 20% pay 23.3% - Top fifth pay 58.8% of the tax take Note that this is household income and not individuals, but I think the clear trend is there. But as can be seen, our welfare system has a lot of redistribution of the taxes resulting in the bottom 40% of households by income paying no net tax and being net recipients. As yes, Richard Denniss continues to be a dickhead. The so-called tax concessions are always greater in value for the people who pay more in tax. In basic arithmetic. 1% tax back on a $50,000 salary is $500 but is $5,000 on a $500,000 salary (which is just under what Prime Ministers earn). Changes to marginal tax rates always affect high income people more in absolute dollars (both up and down).
It's become a huge industry in Australia. The welfare system is estimated to redistribute $150 bn annually. That puts the big 4 banks' profit of $29 bn in 2014 in perspective doesn't it. How long can it last? Who knows, who cares? Of course when the **** hits the fan it will be the 1 percenters fault! Anyway Stackers, gold and silver... a little bit of offshore in your pocket. sources http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-25/welfare-system-reveals-five-basic-payments-plan/6259982). http://www.smh.com.au/business/bank...-for-2014-financial-year-20141027-11caf2.html