The weight of the federal income tax has varied widely since it was introduced a century ago.
It has generally played a progressive role in mitigating income inequality. But it is not powerful enough to overcome the widening gap of recent decades.
Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at The Politics of Income Inequality – NYTimes.com.
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