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Who Actually Pays Federal Taxes?

The top 10% pays 60% of all federal taxes, the bottom 20% pays effectively nothing, and last year’s tax cuts added new complexity. Cato’s Chris Edwards and Adam Michel unpack the numbers and make the case for real reform.

Featuring
Chris Edwards

Kilts Family Chair in Fiscal Studies, Cato Institute and Editor, Down​siz​ing​Gov​ern​ment​.org

Adam N. Michel

Director of Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Former Deputy Staff Director at the US Congress Joint Economic Committee