You mean about half (actually 46%) of all American households did not pay any income tax (which is different from “not owing anything to the IRS”) in 2011.
20% of all Americans don’t pay income tax by virtue of being too young to work.
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You mean about half (actually 46%) of all American households did not pay any income tax (which is different from “not owing anything to the IRS”) in 2011.
20% of all Americans don’t pay income tax by virtue of being too young to work.