this report shows from the tax policy institute that you take the top 40% of taxpayers, essentially what s happened is their tax money has been redistributed. the bottom 40%, for every $21 they pay, they got $5.28 in benefits. for every one dollar they pay? for every buck they paid they got $1.48. the top 20% got back a quarter for every dollar. that infamous mean-spirited, 1 one percenters who keep sucking up all the money they got back six cents. for every dollar they paid in taxes they got back six cents. even this report i don t think takes into account the real world in other words, how often are the police called? how often is the fire department called? how often are social services called? we ve got to be able to figure this out because this route we re on is unsustainable. what s the motivation to work if you know what
. vacation okay. memorial day is the first reliable day of the season, and americans will be getting behind the wheel. 31 million of us are likely to take a trip on the road of 50 miles or more, but it will be expensive. here s abc s rebecca jarvis. reporter: the national average is $3.66 with prices climbing the last three days. prices in the middle of the country are especially hard hit. midwest prices have jumped a whopping 66 cents this month. in minnesota, prices hit a record $4.28 a gallon this week, versus the rest of the country where prices are up between 2 cents and 12 cents. and that s because? that s because of the refinery work. the refinery work is ongoing in the middle of the country. it will end soon. reporter: in the meantime,
trial in the brutal murder of her boyfriend. defense attorneys tried to quit after the judge rejected their motion for a mistrial. a character witness for arias, withdrew from testifying, saying her life was being threatened. an ex-boyfriend of arias was also supposed to testify on her behalf, but the defense now says only arias will speak. well, with memorial day weekend approaching, drivers can expect higher gas prices. average price a gallon is $3.67. up seven cents from just a week ago. minnesota drivers are paying the most $4.28 gallon. prices there jumped 44 cents in the past week due to refinery problems. a giant volcano that rumbled to life in alaska last week is interrupting air traffic. some regional flights were canceled after plumes of ash shot from mt. pavlov shot more than 20,000 feet into the air. so far international flights have not been affected. the first dreamliner jet to take flight in the u.s. flew to chicago without a hitch. the united airlines 787 flight f
jodi arias expected to address a phoenix jury today in the death penalty phase of her trial in the brutal murder of her boyfriend. defense attorneys tried to quit after the judge rejected their motion for a mistrial. a character witness for arias, withdrew from testifying, saying her life was being threatened. an ex-boyfriend of arias was supposed to testify on her behalf, but the defense now says only arias will speak. memorial day weekend approaching. drivers can expect higher gas prices. average price a gallon is $3.67. up 7 cents from a week ago. minnesota drivers are paying the most $4.28 gallon. prices there jumped 44 cents in the past week due to refinery problems. a giant volcano that rumbled to life in alaska last week is interrupting air traffic. regional flights canceled after plumes of ash shot from mt. pavlove shot 20,000 feet into the air. so far international flights have not been affected.
most, $4.28 a gallon. prices there jumped 44 cents in the past week due to refinery problems. we re are going to return to our top story in just a moment. we ll show you the desperate scene at one elementary school hit so hard. our affiliate reporters was there at a crucial time.