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by Apocryphon 3598 days ago
Mitt Romney paid 14% in 2011, so I'm certain there are ways around paying the full price.
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Mitt Romney paid 14% federal, that doesn't include state. And the person I was responding to said that there is "nobody" paying more than 50%.

FYI, he paid 14% federal because most of his money came from carried interest which is taxed like dividends. The 14% is only after the same income is taxed at the corporate level at 35%.