For the past two years, a family of four earning the median income has paid less in federal income taxes than at any time since at least 1955, according to the Tax Policy Center. All federal, state and local taxes combined are a lower percentage of per-capita income than at any time since the 1960s, according to the Tax Foundation. The highest income-tax bracket is its lowest since 1992. At 35 percent, it’s well below the 50 percent mark of much of the 1980s and the 70 percent bracket of the 1970s.
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Why Are Taxes Due On April 15? | Life’s Little Mysteries
It’s been said that nothing in this world is certain except death and taxes, but the day that taxes are due certainly isn’t set in stone. Although we’ve traditionally had to have our taxes stamped and in the mail by April 15 for more than 50 years, that wasn’t always the case.
