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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 15, 2024
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April 15, 2024: The highest-earning 50% of all taxpayers paid 98% of all federal income taxes in 2021, the last year for which data are available. That was equal to more than $2.1 trillion. The top 1% of earners paid 46% of federal income taxes, equal to around $1 trillion.
Overall, taxpayers filed 153.6 million tax returns, reported more than $14.7 trillion in income, and paid $2.2 trillion in individual income taxes.[1]
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Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- April 12, 2024-33 bills have been introduced this year to alter selection methods for state and local officials
- April 11, 2024-22% of voters trust the federal government to do the right thing most of the time
- April 10, 2024-52% of voters believe the lack of competitive House races is a threat to democracy
- April 9, 2024-16,083 candidates ran for state offices in 2022
- April 8, 2024-$2.7 billion will be wagered on the NCAA basketball tournaments this year
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