The Huffington Post: Paging Mr. Romney 2016: New Study Shows the Poor Pay More in State/Local Taxes Than the Rich
media mention“Read it and weep (really). Here’s what a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found:
In terms of the overall tax burden (state, local, federal), the top 1 percent don’t even pay that much more as a percentage of their income than do the bottom 20 percent. Think about that for a minute. But you knew that, right, Mitt? And this time, you’ll run your campaign based on the truth, and won’t spout divisive deceptions about Americans who are struggling to get by, right? Anyone who thinks the chances of that happening are anywhere near as high as 47 percent is being hopelessly naive.”