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Cleveland State University

2005

Politics of taxation

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The Payroll Tax Liabilities Of Low And Middle Income Taxpayers, Deborah A. Geier Feb 2005

The Payroll Tax Liabilities Of Low And Middle Income Taxpayers, Deborah A. Geier

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This 2005 article explores how using the "average" increase in wages rather than the "median" increase in wages to determine the yearly increase in the payroll tax wage bases - at a time of increasing inequality - has contributed markedly to the increased tax burden on labor income of the poor and middle classes.