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[Tax Brackets]([link removed])

USAFacts Founder Steve Ballmer is back with a new episode of [Just the Fact=
s]([link removed])! Americans=
file their taxes every year, but how exactly does the system work? Whether=
you're curious about the tax debates currently going on in DC, how much co=
rporations pay or why some people get refunds without owing anything, this =
video is here to answer your questions. Some top takeaways: =C2=A0=C2=A0

- In 2024, individual income taxes brought in $2.4 trillion, or 49% of all =
federal revenue, while payroll taxes accounted for another 35%. Corporate i=
ncome taxes comprised 11% of the total.=C2=A0

- Payroll taxes, which totaled $1.7 trillion, are earmarked for Social Secu=
rity and Medicare. Workers earning the median household income of $80,610 p=
aid approximately $4,998 toward Social Security and $1,169 toward Medicare.=
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[Federal Taxes]([link removed])

- Credits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit can=
lead to a refund even if the filer doesn=E2=80=99t owe income tax. For ins=
tance, a single head of household with three children and $22,000 in income=
could owe no taxes but receive a refund of around $12,920.=C2=A0

- The top 3% of filers =E2=80=94 about 4.7 million people =E2=80=94 contrib=
uted 50% of federal income tax revenue.=C2=A0

- The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act set corporate tax rate at a flat 21%. Mean=
while, a 15% minimum tax introduced in 2022 ensured that profitable corpora=
tions pay at least some federal tax regardless of deductions or credits.=C2=
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The latest data on fentanyl trafficking=C2=A0

Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid. It=E2=80=99s medically used as a pai=
n reliever, but it=E2=80=99s also trafficked illegally. Fentanyl is roughly=
50 times more potent than heroin. A dose of 2 milligrams =E2=80=94 [the si=
ze of 10 to 15 grains of table salt]([link removed]
2/08/30/dea-warns-brightly-colored-fentanyl-used-target-young-americans) =
=E2=80=94 can cause a fatal overdose in the average-sized American.=C2=A0

- In April 2025, officials seized about 760 pounds of fentanyl at US border=
s, down 1% from March.

[Pounds of fentanyl and heroin seized at US borders]([link removed]
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- Between January and April 2025, authorities seized approximately 3,159 po=
unds of fentanyl at US borders. That is 48% less than had been seized by th=
e same point in 2024.=C2=A0

- Most confiscated fentanyl (89%) is found and seized from vehicles driven =
by US citizens at official ports of entry, like seaports, airports, and bor=
der checkpoints.=C2=A0

- Fentanyl is primarily trafficked across the southwest border, with 84% of=
it passing through official southwest ports of entry and 10% seized elsewh=
ere along the Southwest Border.=C2=A0

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Data behind the news

The Trump administration canceled a contract with drugmaker Moderna to deve=
lop a bird flu vaccine for humans. [Learn more about the disease]([link removed]
safacts.org/articles/is-the-bird-flu-impacting-egg-prices/) and animals tha=
t have been infected.=C2=A0

Last week, the US Court of International Trade blocked much of President Tr=
ump=E2=80=99s high tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and other nations. An appeals=
court soon issued a temporary pause allowing tariffs to stay in place. So =
here it is, once again: the [facts on tariffs]([link removed]
s/what-are-tariffs-and-how-do-they-work/) and how they work.=C2=A0

Are you up to date on government data? Prove it with the [weekly fact quiz]=
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One last fact

[Police are paid 10.8% more than high school teachers]([link removed]
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On average, police officers earn 10.8% more than high school teachers. In 2=
023, police and sheriff's patrol [officers earned a median salary]([link removed]
usafacts.org/articles/which-states-have-the-highest-police-officer-salaries=
/) of $72,280, while high school teachers earned $65,210.=C2=A0

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