References and Methodology
- Data Sources:
- Budget Data: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/sheets/outlays.csv
- Default Tax Amount Data: http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=7000&type=1
- Budget Data Shaping:
- Removed all programs that bring income into the federal budget from the top level items
- Grouped all top level categories with value less than 1% into a single category for readability
- Default Tax Amount Calculations:
- Use 2003 data
- Average income of middle income quintile = $52,100
- Average tax rate for all federal taxes for middle income quintile = 14.5%
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