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Originally Posted by Stephen
From the bottom of their homepage (where the figures you quoted are from):
"Disclaimer: All views expressed on the Tax Foundation?s Tax Policy Blog are those of the individual authors, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Tax Foundation, its Board of Directors, or its financial contributors. The Tax Foundation makes no representation concerning the views expressed, and does not guarantee the source, originality, accuracy, completeness or reliability of any statement, information, data, finding, interpretation, advice, opinion, or view presented."
So, you can take those numbers as seriously as any posted on any public forum...
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Well actually the two guys who wrote that are on staff at the tax foundation and lets look at them
Gerald Prante
Senior Economist
Gerald Prante is a senior economist at the Tax Foundation and a Ph.D. student (ABD) in economics at George Mason University. While at the Tax Foundation, Gerald has done work on issues at both the federal and local levels with a special emphasis in data analysis, including microsimulation models and local geographic data. On issues, he specializes in the federal income tax at the federal level and property taxes at the state/local level. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, the Economist, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, and the New York Post, among others. He has appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal program, as well as CNBC and numerous radio programs. Gerald holds a bachelor?s degree in economics and political science, and a master?s degree in economics from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Gerald has also taught economics at Southwestern Illinois College and East Central College. While at the Tax Foundation, he is pursuing a doctorate in economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, specializing in the fields of public finance and industrial organization. He is currently working on his dissertation.
Mark Robyn
Analyst/Programmer
Mark Robyn is an analyst at the Tax Foundation. He conducts research in support of Tax Foundation economists working on a variety of federal, state, and local tax policy issues. His research has focused on various subjects such as the alternative minimum tax, the earned income credit, and the child credit. Mark has also aided in the development of the Tax Foundation's federal income tax computer simulation. Mark holds a B.S. in applied mathematics from Geneva College.
If not them how about the washington post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...060900950.html