The Congressional Budget Office has released a report breaking down how federal taxes are distributed in the U.S. As you might guess, the top tier pays the most in terms of both proportion of income and total amount, while the bottom tier pays the least. Redistributive programs accounted for about 1 percent of the bottom tier's income: households in this demographic took home about 5.1 percent of before tax income, and 6.2 percent of after tax income.
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