This thread is so full of fail....
Romney pays a higher percentage income tax than 97% of taxpayers.
Media Myth Debunked: 97 Percent of Americans Pay Less Tax Than Romney's 15 Percent | NewsBusters.org
If you add up all the percentages in the third column ending with "100,000 under $200,000," you get 97 percent.
That means as a function of AGI - which is typically how folks look at taxes - if Romney pays 15 percent as he stated, he's paying a higher rate than 97 percent of his fellow citizens.
Romney pays a higher percentage income tax than 97% of taxpayers.
Media Myth Debunked: 97 Percent of Americans Pay Less Tax Than Romney's 15 Percent | NewsBusters.org
If you add up all the percentages in the third column ending with "100,000 under $200,000," you get 97 percent.
That means as a function of AGI - which is typically how folks look at taxes - if Romney pays 15 percent as he stated, he's paying a higher rate than 97 percent of his fellow citizens.
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