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		Aeolun on June 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Calculator for US individual income tax, ... My tax was 50% higher in 1988 than in 2020. Did taxes really come down to this extend over the past 30 years?

onlyrealcuzzo on June 30, 2022 [–]

Historically, taxes fluctuated quite a bit.

IIUC, income taxes have been unusually stable the last ~20 years.

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