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Rand Paul: The top 1 percent pay almost half of the income tax, so when the president says it's bad to raise taxed on everyone…

On the recordNovember 27, 2012
The top 1 percent pay almost half of the income tax, so when the president says it's bad to raise taxed on everyone, that would be Taxmageddon.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Rand Paul highlights the tax contributions of the top 1 percent in response to tax policy discussions.

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