The highest-paid Iowans have to work 3 weeks per year to pay their state and local tax obligation (5.8% of income). The lowest-paid Iowans have to work twice as long to do the same (10.6% of income).
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Tax Policy & Economic Growth in Iowa: Who Gained in the 1990's?
Wealthy Iowans made the biggest income gains while capturing the net benefits of changes in tax policy in the 1990s.