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The U.S. is linked to tax returns as the geographic jurisdiction for historical income share tracking [1], the implementation of specific tax law changes regarding dependents [2], and the primary source of data for wealth concentration studies [3].

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The Impact of Government Programs on Wealth Inequality - PolicyEd policyed.org PolicyEd 3 facts
accountThomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez began tracking historical top income shares in the United States starting in 2003 using data from tax returns to calculate pre-tax income.
claimA major change in United States tax law during the 1980s mandated that dependents who earn income must file separate tax returns.
claimEmmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman claim that wealth concentration in the United States has increased massively over the past five decades, using a methodology that extrapolates wealth from income reported on tax returns.