President Obama Mistakes Oval Office Window For Door

January 27, 2009

Rush Limbaugh Reveals the Two Faces of President Obama

Taken from Rushlimbaugh.com on January 28, 2009

President-elect Obama at George Mason University on January 8, 2009

"Only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe. Only government can break the cycle that are (sic -- is) crippling our economy. That's why we need to act boldly and act now, to reverse these cycles. That's why we need to restart the flow of credit and restore the rules of the road that will ensure a crisis like this never happens again."

President Obama at the White House meeting with business leaders on January 28, 2009.

"In the end! The answer to our economic troubles rests less in my hands or in the hands of our legislators than it does with America's workers and the businesses that employ them. They are the ones whose efforts and ideas will determine our economic destiny just as they always have, for in the end it's businesses -- large and small -- that generate the jobs, provide the salaries, and serve as the foundation on which the American people's lives and dreams depend. All we can do, those of us here in Washington, is to help create a favorable climate in which workers can prosper, businesses can thrive, and our economy can grow."

Federal Income Tax By Income Group.

Table Taken from National Tax Payers Union.

For Tax Year 2006

Percentiles Ranked by AGI	AGI Threshold on Percentiles	Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid
Top 1%	$388,806	39.89
Top 5%	$153,542	60.14
Top 10%	$108,904	70.79
Top 25%	$64,702	86.27
Top 50%	$31,987	97.01
Bottom 50%	<$31,987	2.99
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income Source: Internal Revenue Service

For Tax Year 2005

Percentiles Ranked by AGI	AGI Threshold on Percentiles	Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid
Top 1%	$364,657	39.38
Top 5%	$145,283	59.67
Top 10%	$103,912	70.30
Top 25%	$62,068	85.99
Top 50%	$30,881	96.93
Bottom 50%	<$30,881	3.07
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income Source: Internal Revenue Service

For Tax Year 2004

Percentiles Ranked by AGI	AGI Threshold on Percentiles	Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid
Top 1%	$328,049	36.89
Top 5%	$137,056	57.13
Top 10%	$99,112	68.19
Top 25%	$60,041	84.86
Top 50%	$30,122	96.70
Bottom 50%	<$30,122	3.30
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income Source: Internal Revenue Service

For Tax Year 2003

Percentiles Ranked by AGI	AGI Threshold on Percentiles	Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid
Top 1%	$295,495	34.27
Top 5%	$130,080	54.36
Top 10%	$94,891	65.84
Top 25%	$57,343	83.88
Top 50%	$29,019	96.54
Bottom 50%	<$29,019	3.46
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income Source: Internal Revenue Service

For Tax Year 2002

Percentiles Ranked by AGI	AGI Threshold on Percentiles	Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid
Top 1%	$285,424	33.71
Top 5%	$126,525	53.80
Top 10%	$92,663	65.73
Top 25%	$56,401	83.90
Top 50%	$28,654	96.50
Bottom 50%	<$28,654	3.50
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income Source: Internal Revenue Service

For Tax Year 2001

Percentiles Ranked by AGI	AGI Threshold on Percentiles	Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid
Top 1%	$292,913	33.89
Top 5%	$127,904	53.25
Top 10%	$92,754	64.89
Top 25%	$56,085	82.90
Top 50%	$28,528	96.03
Bottom 50%	<$28,528	3.97
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income Source: Internal Revenue Service

For Tax Year 2000

Percentiles Ranked by AGI	AGI Threshold on Percentiles	Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid
Top 1%	$313,469	37.42
Top 5%	$128,336	56.47
Top 10%	$92,144	67.33
Top 25%	$55,225	84.01
Top 50%	$27,682	96.09
Bottom 50%	<$27,682	3.91
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income Source: Internal Revenue Service

For Tax Year 1999

Percentiles Ranked by AGI	AGI Threshold on Percentiles	Percentage of Federal Personal Income Tax Paid
Top 1%	$293,415	36.18
Top 5%	$120,846	55.45
Top 10%	$87,682	66.45
Top 25%	$52,965	83.54
Top 50%	$26,415	96.00
Bottom 50%	<$26,415	4.00
Note: AGI is Adjusted Gross Income Source: Internal Revenue Service