2009 IRS: Size of Adjusted Gross Incomehttp://www.irs.gov/uac/SOI-Tax-Stats---Individual-Statistical-Tables-by-Size-of-
Adjusted-Gross-Income
All returns 140,494,127 100.0
No adjusted gross income 2,511,925 1.8
$1 under $5,000 10,447,635 7.4
$5,000 under $10,000 12,220,335 8.7
$10,000 under $15,000 12,444,512 8.9
$15,000 under $20,000 11,400,228 8.1
$20,000 under $25,000 10,033,887 7.1
$25,000 under $30,000 8,662,392 6.2
$30,000 under $40,000 14,371,647 10.2
$40,000 under $50,000 10,796,412 7.7
$50,000 under $75,000 18,694,893 13.3
$75,000 under $100,000 11,463,725 8.2
$100,000 under $200,000 13,522,048 9.6
$200,000 under $500,000 3,195,039 2.3
$500,000 under $1,000,000 492,568 0.4
$1,000,000 under $1,500,000 108,096 0.1
$1,500,000 under $2,000,000 44,273 [2]
$2,000,000 under $5,000,000 61,918 [2]
$5,000,000 under $10,000,000 14,322 [2]
$10,000,000 or more 8,274 [2]
IRS 2009: Accumulated from Smallest Size of Adjusted Gross Incomehttp://www.irs.gov/uac/SOI-Tax-Stats---Individual-Statistical-Tables-by-Size-of-
Adjusted-Gross-Income
No adjusted gross income 2,511,925 1.8
$1 under $5,000 10,447,635 7.4
$1 under $10,000 22,667,970 16.1
$1 under $15,000 35,112,482 25.0
$1 under $20,000 46,512,710 33.1
$1 under $25,000 56,546,596 40.2
$1 under $30,000 65,208,989 46.4
$1 under $40,000 79,580,636 56.6
$1 under $50,000 90,377,048 64.3
$1 under $75,000 109,071,941 77.6
$1 under $100,000 120,535,665 85.8
$1 under $200,000 134,057,713 95.4
$1 under $500,000 137,252,752 97.7
$1 under $1,000,000 137,745,320 98.0
$1 under $1,500,000 137,853,416 98.1
$1 under $2,000,000 137,897,689 98.2
$1 under $5,000,000 137,959,607 98.2
$1 under $10,000,000 137,973,929 98.2
$1 or more 137,982,203 98.2
All returns 140,494,127 100.0
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19301940
19501960
19701980
19902000
20100
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Top Marginal Income Tax Rate: 1913-2008Ta
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ate
(%)
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5,000.0
7,000.0
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11,000.0
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Real GDP: 1947 - 2012(Billions of Chained 2005 Dollars)
Jan-48
Jan-52
Jan-56
Jan-60
Jan-64
Jan-68
Jan-72
Jan-76
Jan-80
Jan-84
Jan-88
Jan-92
Jan-96
Jan-00
Jan-04
Jan-08
Jan-12
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
Civilian Unemployment Rate1948 - 2012
Perc
ent
Labor Force Participation Rate: 1948-2012
1930
1933
1936
1939
1942
1945
1948
1951
1954
1957
1960
1963
1966
1969
1972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1987
1990
1993
1996
1999
2002
2005
2008
2011
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Union Membership: Percent of NonAgricultural Workforce 1930-2011
Perc
ent
Non-Government
1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020$0
$1
$2
$3
$4
$5
$6
$7
$8
$9
The Minimum Wage 1930-2009(In Real Dollars) 1966 Farm Workers
1966 Nonfarm Workers
1961 Amendments Workers
1938 Act Workers
Min
imum
Wag
e (2
002$
)