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This graph is HIGHLY misleading and needs to be edited for clarity, as it covers an area of particular controversy in America today. It displays marginal tax rates, which due to credits, deductions, "payroll" taxes, etc, are an extremely poor representation of what is actually paid. The change in the impact of deductions relative to marginal rates over time overwhelms the numbers presented.

At the very least, amend the title of the graph to specifically indicate MARGINAL TAX RATES. Better still, incorporate a reflection of post-deduction reality. A graph that I've seen in a few places that does this is here, citing CBO collection data: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/how-much-americans-actually-pay-in-taxes/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎MrJD (talk • contribs) 22:07, 20 March 2011 (UTC)