just to bitch a bit (taking the heat off Clod
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I wish it were that simple. In some cases it is... in many it is not.
What happens when the standard deductions and child credits and EIC and a host of other deductions are added, especially to that person at the bottom? They actually get money back. In some/many/most (???) it is more than they put in. I know this from personal experience. Effective tax rate??? Its a negative - They actually make money.