The book says the top 1%’s tax rate fell 13 points since 1950. SaneCite found: counted the standard way, 7.
The Triumph of Injustice (2019): the corporate tax. Fall in the top 1%’s tax rate, 1950 to 2021, in points. One of the problems an AI audit listed; our full note.
Fall in the top 1%’s tax rate, 1950 to 2021, in points
Counted the standard way, the fall is about half as big. No US agency puts all of the corporate tax on shareholders, and the authors’ own 2018 paper did not.
Source: SaneCite check of the AI audit of Saez and Zucman’s research. Details. Data as of 9 Nov 2026.
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| Bar | Value |
|---|---|
| The book (all of it counted as paid by shareholders) | 13 points |
| SaneCite: the Congressional Budget Office’s way | 7 points |
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