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The graph is a result of 2 acts of data manipulation. 1. It suppresses the true effective tax rate on the rich over time by misallocating corporate tax incidence to them. 2. He simultaneously inflates the rate for the poor by excluding EITC. For context: https://twitter.com/PhilWMagness/status/1786807602128552365 https://davidsplinter.com/AutenSplinter-Tax_Data_and_Inequality.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003030805-10/economic-history-taxation-inequality-united-states-phillip-magness https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/728741 https://philmagness.com/2019/10/somethings-fishy-with-the-saez-zucman-tax-stats/ https://www.aier.org/article/harvard-finally-stands-up-to-academic-duplicity/ https://www.aier.org/article/the-big-fib-about-the-rich-and-taxes/ https://www.aier.org/article/the-1-pay-37-of-federal-income-taxes/ https://www.econlib.org/american-economics-association-reaches-a-new-low/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-irs-proves-the-lefts-economists-wrong-11584047554
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