Do you think that either of the charts in Figure 2.4 accurately portrays the overall “fairness” of the tax cuts? If so, which one and why? If not, how do you think the data could have been portrayed more fairly?

Figure 2.4

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Rich Pay More Under Tax Cuts High-Income Households Receive Highest Dollar Benefit from Tax Cuts Share of Total Income Taxes Paid to Federal Government Annual Income Average annual tax benefit Less than $10,000 s53 $387 $771 $896 Treasury estimate without tax cuts 82% 85% $10,000 to $20,000 Actual tax payments with tax cuts 68% 63% $20,000 to $30,000 57% $30,000 to $40,000 50% $40,000 to $50,000 $916 37% $50,000 to $75,000 $1,132 31% $75,000 to $100,000 S1,900 $100,000 to $200,000 $3,766 $200,000 to $500,000 $6,743 $500,000 to S1 million $6,701 Top 1% Top 5% Top 10% Top 25% Taxpayer Income Level Mor than $1 million $6,349 Activate Wi Go to Settings t $0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 (a) (b)