Answer:
Regressive
Explanation:
Bar graph with title Total Effective Tax Rates in 2011. Yaxis is labeled Total Effective Tax Rate. xaxis is labeled Income Group over Average Income. Data are Lowest 20 percent, 13,000 dollars, 17.4 percent, Second 20 percent, 26,100 dollars, 21.2 percent; Middle 20 percent, 42,000 dollars, 25.2 percent; Fourth 20 percent, 68,700 dollars, 28.3 percent, Next 10 percent, 105,000 dollars, 29.5 percent; Next 5 percent, 147,000 dollars, 30.3 percent, Next 4 percent, 254,000 dollars, 30.4 percent; Top 1 percent, 1,371,000 dollars, 29.0 percent.
Which best describes the tax rate for the Top 1%, as compared with the rates paid by the groups labeled Next 10%, Next 5%, and Next 4%
yaxis(%) Effective tax rate
20
17.4
20
21.2
20
25.2
20
28.3
10
29.5
5
30.3
4
30.4
1
29
x Axis (income Group over Average Income.)
13000
26,100
42000
68700
105000
147000
254000
1,371,000
from the data , we can say that the tax rate to be regressive
