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Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs.
working age population, 2022

Percentage reduction in the Gini coefficient of income when measured after taxes and benefits, as compared to before taxesand benefits. The reduction is among total population in the horizontal axis and among working population on the vertical axis,from age 18 to 65.

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