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Gerry Connolly: “According to one study, the percentage of income paid in taxes for the top one-tenth of 1 percent of taxpayers in that…”

On the recordApril 18, 2012
According to one study, the percentage of income paid in taxes for the top one-tenth of 1 percent of taxpayers in that top bracket has declined from 70 percent to 40 percent.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly highlights the declining tax percentage for the wealthiest Americans.

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