Jul 12, 2011 ... Thanks to the Tax Foundation and other sources, we've analyzed tax rates ...  Super-low tax rates on rich people also appear to be correlated with ... is actually  now lower than pretty much any time in the last 40 years. ... And now for a closer  look at those income taxes--the ones everyone loves to fight about.
Mar 11, 2012 ... It's crazy," Rothman (D-9th Dist.) said. "They're paying a less rate of tax -- these  richest people in America -- than they have in the last 80 years.".
Sep 11, 2011 ... By contrast, the richest Americans reap huge benefits. Over the past 20 years,  more than 80 percent of the capital gains income ... Republicans have led the  way in pressing for low capital gains tax rates, but they have been able to rely ...  These changes drove down the overall tax rate paid by the wealthy.
Apr 13, 2016 ... It's what other people pay, or don't pay, that bothers them. ... they pay about the  right amount in taxes considering what they get ... by the Center, some six-in-ten  Americans said they were bothered a lot ... Their average tax rate was 4.3%. ... All  told, individual income taxes accounted for a little less than half ...
May 13, 2016 ... when it comes to income tax, top earners really do pay more in federal income  taxes ... I'm willing to bet anyone in this room $1 million that those rates are less  than the secretary has to pay. ... Today, Buffett is the third wealthiest person in the  world with a ... Remember, we have a progressive income tax.
They're paying a less rate of tax -- these richest people in America -- than they have in the last 80 years.