Web Comic: Why Americans Pay Taxes So Faithfully

In preparation for Tax Day, writer Richard Rubin and graphic artist Dorothy Gambrell examine Americans’ overwhelming compliance with the law.

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  Data: IRS, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Blank and Levin 2010, Konrad and Qari 2012, Buehn and Schneider 2012, Cannari and d’Alessio 2007, Mcgee et al. 2011.

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  Data: IRS, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Blank and Levin 2010, Konrad and Qari 2012, Buehn and Schneider 2012, Cannari and d’Alessio 2007, Mcgee et al. 2011.

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  Data: IRS, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Blank and Levin 2010, Konrad and Qari 2012, Buehn and Schneider 2012, Cannari and d’Alessio 2007, Mcgee et al. 2011.

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  Data: IRS, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Blank and Levin 2010, Konrad and Qari 2012, Buehn and Schneider 2012, Cannari and d’Alessio 2007, Mcgee et al. 2011.

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  Data: IRS, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Blank and Levin 2010, Konrad and Qari 2012, Buehn and Schneider 2012, Cannari and d’Alessio 2007, Mcgee et al. 2011.

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  Data: IRS, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Blank and Levin 2010, Konrad and Qari 2012, Buehn and Schneider 2012, Cannari and d’Alessio 2007, Mcgee et al. 2011.

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  Data: IRS, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Blank and Levin 2010, Konrad and Qari 2012, Buehn and Schneider 2012, Cannari and d’Alessio 2007, Mcgee et al. 2011.

Gambrell is a contributing graphics editor for Bloomberg Businessweek.