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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Real GDP: 1947 - 2012(Billions of Chained 2005 Dollars)

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Civilian Unemployment Rate1948 - 2012

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