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61% Of Americans Paid No Income Tax In 2020: Report

Ben Johnson
61% Of Americans Paid No Income Tax In 2020: Report
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While the number of Americans receiving some form of government assistance steadily expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people paying taxes fell to a modern low.

In 2020, 61% of all Americans — an estimated 107 million U.S. citizens — paid no taxes, according to a new report from the Tax Policy Center.

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