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  • In his remarks he observed that "The top 1 per-cent of the so-called wealthy pay 38% of all income tax, the top 10 percent pay 70 percent of all income tax and the top 50 percent pay almost 98 percent of all income tax."

    Christopher Brauchli: The Tax Burden of the Very Rich Christopher Brauchli 2011

  • In his remarks he observed that "The top 1 per-cent of the so-called wealthy pay 38% of all income tax, the top 10 percent pay 70 percent of all income tax and the top 50 percent pay almost 98 percent of all income tax."

    Christopher Brauchli: The Tax Burden of the Very Rich Christopher Brauchli 2011

  • Moreover, if anything, our enemies are the "morally superior" party in the conflict They have The Book, and they one hundred per-cent live by it ... we have only our freedom to choose how we live.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Not very good with numbers is he this Robin lloyd ... two thirds is nearly seventy per-cent in my estimation, which is an overwhelnming majority by any definition. jose garcia

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • On average, the prices of homes had been rising since the early 1980s, but between 2000 and 2005, they leaped by 50 per-cent despite low inflation.

    How We Were Ruined & What We Can Do Madrick, Jeff 2009

  • Not very good with numbers is he this Robin lloyd ... two thirds is nearly seventy per-cent in my estimation, which is an overwhelnming majority by any definition. jose garcia

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Of the 949 titles launched last year, 60 per-cent failed, says University of Mississippi journalism professor and industry guru Samir Husni.

    Mags For The Modern Would-Be Mom 2008

  • Last May he started acquiring shares in Laura Ashley, and ultimately amassed 2 million shares -- about .5 per-cent of Laura Ashley's total stock -- then worth about $1 million.

    Rendering Unto Laura 2008

  • It turns out that the wham-bang strategy has no more chance of producing offspring than sex with the same woman over many months: a woman is fertile only a couple of days each cycle, and even if the guy times it right, his sperm have only a 25 per-cent chance of fertilizing her egg.

    Boys Need Not Be Boys 2008

  • Of 1,800 who were polled recently by the American Nurses Association, 68 per-cent said their RN staffs had been cut in the past year, through attrition or layoffs.

    Intensive Care On A Budget 2008

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