The rate in terms most people think of sales taxes is 29.87%.
The rate as specified in the bill, and for the tax systems it replaces, is percentage of gross payment or income/wage as the case may be:
H.R.25Fair Tax Act of 2003 (Introduced in House)
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So it can be reasonable compared against like expressions of the overall federal tax rates of the federal tax systems it replaces:
Tax Freedom Day 2004 PDF http://www.taxfoundation.org/sr129.pdf
Total Effective Tax Rates by Level of Government |
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Year | Federal | State | Total |
1996 | 21.3% | 10.4% | 31.7% |
1997 | 21.8 | 10.3% | 32.1% |
1998 | 22.4% | 10.4% | 32.8% |
1999 | 22.5% | 10.4% | 32.9% |
2000 | 23.1% | 10.4% | 33.5% |
2001 | 22.2% | 10.5% | 33.7% |
2002 1 | 19.7% | 10.2% | 29.2% |
2003 2 | 18.5% | 10.1% | 28.6% |
2004 3 | 17.9% | 10.0% | 27.9% |
1 Economic Growth and Tax Reform Reconciliation Act of 2001 2 The Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 3 Job Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 Sources: Office of Management and Budget; Internal Revenue Service; Congressional Research Service; National Bureau of Economic Research; Treasury Department; and Tax Foundation calculations. |
Or in terms of comprehensive income of CBO studies:
Effective Total Federal Tax Rate (Percent of comprehensive income) | |||||||||||||
Income Category | 1977 | 1979 | 1981 | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 |
All Families | 22.2 | 22.4 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 22.6 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 21.5 |
Data from IRS collections statistics and The Bureau of Economic Analysis as compiled in tabular form by the Congressional Budget Office.
From, Effective Federal Tax Rates 1979-2001
The rate in terms most people think of sales taxes is 29.87%.
Maybe xrp can tell us if he thought the 23% was inclusive or exclusive.
So it can be reasonable compared against like expressions of the overall federal tax rates of the federal tax systems it replaces:Right. So let's compare.
2004 federal tax = 17.9% vs. 23% FairTax
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