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Upper-income individuals are far more likely to rely on interest, dividends and capital gains—and it is much easier to control the timing, level and composition of capital income, so as to avoid exposing it to the tax man.
Will Republicans Hand the Left a VAT Victory? Daniel J. Mitchell 2012
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Upper-income taxpayers have paid a growing share of the federal tax burden over the last 25 years.
High-Earning Households Pay Growing Share of Taxes John D. McKinnon 2011
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Upper-income alcoholics have doctors and lawyers who can partially shield them from the consequences of their behavior.
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The poll's biggest surprise: Upper-income, well-educated professionals — whose jobs are less likely to go overseas and whose industries are often buoyed by demand from international markets — felt the same way.
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Upper-income families currently face a top income-tax rate of 35%, though that is scheduled to rise to 39.6% in 2011.
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Upper-income escorts that might be tempted to vote Democratic because of social issues?
CT-04: Shays: Abu Ghraib "Wasn't Torture," Just A "Sex Ring" 2009
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"Upper-income people dreaded the thought of stepping into a Greyhound station."
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Upper-income Americans could face a big tax increase to pay for health care.
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Upper-income African Americans were almost as likely to be steered into high-cost mortgages as lower-income African Americans, and twice as likely as lower-income whites.
Robert Weissman: The Unrealized Dream: 40 Years After King's Assassination 2008
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Upper-income taxpayers stand to benefit the most from tax-law changes that became effective Jan. 1, including one that will allow many people to keep more of their personal exemption amounts and itemized deductions.
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