Referring to Fig 4b, the attached table, and your answers to questions 7 and 8 above, is it reasonable to infer that income tax rate cuts tend to increase the share of taxes paid by top income taxpayers?     YES     NO

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09. Referring to Fig 4b, the attached table, and your answers to questions 7 and 8 above, is it reasonable to infer that income tax rate cuts tend to increase the share of taxes paid by top income taxpayers?
   
YES
   
NO
Fig 4b. Shares of individual income tax liabilities (Sources: CBO, NBER, Tax Found.)
Orecession years
90
Omajor tax cuts
80
Itax increases
70
--Share of indiv, income
taxes paid byTop 10%
--Share of indiv. income
taxes paid byTop 5%
60
--Share of indiv. income
taxes paid byTop 1%
50
Share of indiv. income
taxes paid byHighest
Quintile
-Share of indiv. income
taxes paid byFourth
Quintile
Share of indiv. income
taxes paid byMiddle
Quintile
--Share of indiv. income
taxes paid bySecond
Quintile
Share of indiv. income
40
30
20
taxes paid byLowest
Quintile
10
-10
1979 1980 1981
1982
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
1992
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
2006 2007
recession years
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
major tax cuts
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
tax increases
100
100
48.1 47.6 46.6
49.9 50.5 53.4
62.9 63.7 65.4 66.7 67.7 67.7
67.5 69.6 70.8 | 72.7
Share of indiv. income taxes paid byTop 10%
Share of indiv. income taxes paid byTop 5%
Share of indiv. income taxes paid byTop 1%
47.6
49.1
54.7 56.3 55.3 54.3 54.5 57.2 58.4 59.3 60.8
72.8
72.7
35.6 34.9
33.9 35.0
36.6
37.7 38.3
41.6
42.1
44.5
42.9
42.1
42.1
44.9
46.4
46.9
48.5
50.9 51.8
53.4 55.1 56.2
55.2
54,5
56.6 58.5
60.7
60.9
61.0
18.3 17.4
16.3 17.7
19.6 | 20.7 21.2 | 24.6 23.5 26.6 24.3 23.8 23,4 26.2 | 27.6 | 27.8 29.0 31.4 32.3 33.5 35.0 36.5 34.4 33.0 34.6 36.7 38.8
39.1 39.5
Share of indiv. income taxes paid byHighest Quintile 64.9 | 64.8 63.9
64.9
66.1
66.3 66.9 68.9 70.9 71.9 71.4 70.4 70.8 73.0
73.8 74.9 76.1 77.6 78.2
79.8
80.6
81.2
82.4
82.7
84.8 85.3 86.3
86.3
86.0
Share of indiv. income taxes paid byFourth Quintile
20.2 20.2
20.6 20.2
19.7
19.2
19.0
18.0 17.5
17.2
17.6 17.8
18.0 17.1
16.8
16.9 16.2
15.5
14.9
14.6
14.0 13,5
14.3
14.7
14.6
13.8
13.1
12.9
12.7
Share of indiv. income taxes paid byMiddle Quintile
10.7
10.8
10.9 10.6
10.2
10.1
9.9
9.2
8.7
8.5
8.9 8.9
9.0
8.4
8.1
8.1 7.7
7.3
7.2
6.4
6.1
5.7
5.3
5.4
4.7
4.7
4.4
4.4
4.6
Share of indiv. income taxes paid bySecond Quintile
Share of indiv. income taxes paid byLowest Quintile
4.1
4.2
4.4
4.0
3.8
4.1
4.0
3.7
3.1
2.9
2.8
3.3
2.9
2.5
2.3
1.8
1.9
1.6
1.7
1.3
1.3
1.1
0.3
-0.2
-1.1
-0.9
-0.9
-0.8
-0.3
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
-0.3
-0.4
-0.7
-0.4
-0.8
-0.9
-1.0
-1.7
-2.0
-2.1
-2.0
-2.1
-1.9 -1.6
-2.3
-2.7
-3.0
-2.9
-2.9
-2.8
-3.0
percent
share
Transcribed Image Text:Fig 4b. Shares of individual income tax liabilities (Sources: CBO, NBER, Tax Found.) Orecession years 90 Omajor tax cuts 80 Itax increases 70 --Share of indiv, income taxes paid byTop 10% --Share of indiv. income taxes paid byTop 5% 60 --Share of indiv. income taxes paid byTop 1% 50 Share of indiv. income taxes paid byHighest Quintile -Share of indiv. income taxes paid byFourth Quintile Share of indiv. income taxes paid byMiddle Quintile --Share of indiv. income taxes paid bySecond Quintile Share of indiv. income 40 30 20 taxes paid byLowest Quintile 10 -10 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 recession years 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 major tax cuts 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 tax increases 100 100 48.1 47.6 46.6 49.9 50.5 53.4 62.9 63.7 65.4 66.7 67.7 67.7 67.5 69.6 70.8 | 72.7 Share of indiv. income taxes paid byTop 10% Share of indiv. income taxes paid byTop 5% Share of indiv. income taxes paid byTop 1% 47.6 49.1 54.7 56.3 55.3 54.3 54.5 57.2 58.4 59.3 60.8 72.8 72.7 35.6 34.9 33.9 35.0 36.6 37.7 38.3 41.6 42.1 44.5 42.9 42.1 42.1 44.9 46.4 46.9 48.5 50.9 51.8 53.4 55.1 56.2 55.2 54,5 56.6 58.5 60.7 60.9 61.0 18.3 17.4 16.3 17.7 19.6 | 20.7 21.2 | 24.6 23.5 26.6 24.3 23.8 23,4 26.2 | 27.6 | 27.8 29.0 31.4 32.3 33.5 35.0 36.5 34.4 33.0 34.6 36.7 38.8 39.1 39.5 Share of indiv. income taxes paid byHighest Quintile 64.9 | 64.8 63.9 64.9 66.1 66.3 66.9 68.9 70.9 71.9 71.4 70.4 70.8 73.0 73.8 74.9 76.1 77.6 78.2 79.8 80.6 81.2 82.4 82.7 84.8 85.3 86.3 86.3 86.0 Share of indiv. income taxes paid byFourth Quintile 20.2 20.2 20.6 20.2 19.7 19.2 19.0 18.0 17.5 17.2 17.6 17.8 18.0 17.1 16.8 16.9 16.2 15.5 14.9 14.6 14.0 13,5 14.3 14.7 14.6 13.8 13.1 12.9 12.7 Share of indiv. income taxes paid byMiddle Quintile 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.6 10.2 10.1 9.9 9.2 8.7 8.5 8.9 8.9 9.0 8.4 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.3 7.2 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.3 5.4 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.6 Share of indiv. income taxes paid bySecond Quintile Share of indiv. income taxes paid byLowest Quintile 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.3 2.9 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.1 0.3 -0.2 -1.1 -0.9 -0.9 -0.8 -0.3 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 -0.8 -0.9 -1.0 -1.7 -2.0 -2.1 -2.0 -2.1 -1.9 -1.6 -2.3 -2.7 -3.0 -2.9 -2.9 -2.8 -3.0 percent share
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