This paper holistically addresses the effective (relative) income tax contribution of a given in-come (or, wealth …) group. The widely acclaimed standard in public policy is the absolute benefaction of a given income group in filling up the … fiscal coffers. Instead, we focus on the ratio of the average income tax rate of an income group divided by the percentage of …

This paper holistically addresses the effective (relative) income tax contribution of a given income (or, wealth) group …. The widely acclaimed standard in public policy is the absolute benefaction of a given income group in filling up the … fiscal coffers. Instead, we focus on the ratio of the average income taxrate of an income group divided by the percentage of …

redistribution by individuals with high income and to a lower demand for redistribution by those with low income. … unselfish though rational demand for redistribution. This leads the well off to prefer higher taxes and the poor to reject …