True@lemy.lol to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoUndocumented workers contribute nearly $100 billion in taxes.prismreports.orgexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1576arrow-down110
arrow-up1566arrow-down1external-linkUndocumented workers contribute nearly $100 billion in taxes.prismreports.orgTrue@lemy.lol to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 months agoTotal income tax revenue is 2T, so 100B is about 5%. Looks like there might be about 11M undocumented workers, which makes up 3% of the 333M population. That might indicate that undocumented workers pay about 50% more in taxes. https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/government-revenue/
Total income tax revenue is 2T, so 100B is about 5%. Looks like there might be about 11M undocumented workers, which makes up 3% of the 333M population. That might indicate that undocumented workers pay about 50% more in taxes.
https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/government-revenue/