Prop 38 would raise income taxes on Californians in all but the lowest income bracket over the 12 years from 2013 through 2024.

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Currently, 3% of the student body at Oxford are from the lowest income bracket, while one in five would qualify for the bursary at some level.

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As Pat Garofolo notes, if you are a Michigan resident in the lowest income bracket (bottom 20%) you pay a tax rate of 8.9 percent.

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Bush also adopted a new lower tax bracket for the lowest income workers of 10%, reducing their federal income tax rate by 33%.

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