Author Topic: BLS: Americans Spend More on Taxes Than Food and Clothing Combined  (Read 822 times)

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Offline Shlomo

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Government Bureau of Labor Statistics: Americans Spend More on Taxes Than Food and Clothing Combined
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Re: BLS: Americans Spend More on Taxes Than Food and Clothing Combined
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2017, 09:33:31 AM »
But if you stratify this by tax bracket does it remain true?  (Ie, the higher brackets are outliers - and it's impossible for them to spend nearly that much on food or clothing given how much they make and owe).