I Was Wrong about the Average American
Channel: vlogbrothers
Date: 2024-02-27

In which John falls way down the rabbit hole trying to learn what the average American's life is like--from income to taxation to political ideology to opinion on Taylor Swift. 
p.s. MASSIVE THANKS to Sheridan Gibson for teaching me how to color correct!
SOURCES:

Pew and Gallup provided all the political, religious, and other identity stuff: 
https://www.pewresearch.org/topics-categorized/
This is a good article on the federal income tax averages: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/18/who-pays-and-doesnt-pay-federal-income-taxes-in-the-us/
But to understand state and local taxes, I found this helpful: https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-highest-lowest-tax-burden/20494
And the overall averages come from here: https://www.fool.com/taxes/how-much-does-the-average-american-pay-in-taxes/



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