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Taxes, onerous regulations, the high cost of salaries, rent — all this has given Bay area denizens permission to pack up their wine cellars and their $10,000 hand painted Italian bicycles and go.
Based on the 2021 tax year, the top 1% of California earners paid virtually half – 49.9% -- of the state personal income tax. But the top 1% paid 38.7% of the income tax in 2023.
The California exodus is the late 20th century and ongoing 21st century mass emigration of residents and businesses from California to other U.S. states or countries. [1] [2] The term originated in the late 20th century; it resurged in use to describe demographical trends that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic in California.
The American upper class can be broken down into two groups: people of substantial means with a history of family wealth going back a century or more (called "old money") and families who have acquired their wealth more recently (e.g. fewer than 100 years), sometimes referred to as "new money".
In 2013, CBO estimated that more than half of the combined benefits of 10 major tax expenditures would apply to households in the top 20% income group, and that 17% of the benefit would go to the top 1% households. The top 20% of income earners pay about 70% of federal income taxes, excluding payroll taxes. [10]
You need to make at least $787,712 to be considered a top 1% earner in the U.S., according to data from Smart Asset, which is based on 2021 IRS data for individual tax filers adjusted to June 2024 ...
Here's the net worth you need to rank among America’s wealthiest — plus a few ways to build that first-class portfolio Chris MacDonald October 29, 2024 at 6:26 AM
The threshold for the wealthiest 1% was approximately $8.4 million measured for the 2008–2010 period. Nearly half the top 1% by income were also in the top 1% by wealth. [279] In 2010, the wealthiest 5% of households owned approximately 72% of financial wealth, while the bottom 80% of households had 5%. [280]