Q: The talk of federal tax reform in the national media and the targeted corporate income tax rate cap caused me to wonder what percent of the federal budget comes individually from individual and corporate taxes.
—Mickey Smith, Atlanta
A: Just over 47 percent of federal revenue comes from individual income taxes, while payroll taxes account for 34 percent and corporate income taxes make up just over 9 percent, according to the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution's Tax Policy Center. The remaining 9 percent comes from other taxes, like excise and estate taxes.
The percentage of federal revenue provided by the individual income tax has been nearly half the total federal receipts since 1950, reports the Tax Policy Center. In fiscal year 2016, the Congressional Budget Office reported that the federal government collected $3.3 trillion in revenues to fund a $3.9 trillion budget.
Q: When you ride on MARTA, they say there is a kiosk at the airport station for Delta Air Lines, but that kiosk has been gone for years. Also, when you get to the West End station, they say the Braves shuttle works out of there. When is MARTA going to correct these errors?
—Robert Nader, Sandy Springs
A: MARTA is aware of both of these errors, and plans to correct them at the end of the year, MARTA spokesman Erik Burton told Q&A on the News. Burton said MARTA updates its train announcements annually, but notes that this process often takes a while to complete, as not every rail car can be updated simultaneously.
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