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To: Bill who wrote (358412)2/12/2003 7:16:20 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
In 1999, the average effective federal income tax rate paid by the 'richest Americans' (defined as those earning over $110.5 million that year) was 22%.

Is that close enough to the average effective tax rate for all Americans that year of 14.1%?

What do you define as "nowhere close"?


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