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Tim Scott: “If an American or a bunch of Americans earn 22 percent of AGI, but they pay 38 percent of the taxes, is that fair? And I…”

On the recordMarch 2, 2015
If an American or a bunch of Americans earn 22 percent of AGI, but they pay 38 percent of the taxes, is that fair? And I have not found a child so far who thinks that is fair.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Tim Scott questions the fairness of tax burdens based on income distribution.

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