From Independent Women's Forum <[email protected]>
Subject Weekly Capsule: Are Billionaires Paying Lower Tax Rates?
Date April 20, 2022 4:04 PM
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Every year as Tax Day rolls around, the same “facts” about the wealthy not paying their “fair share” get brought up.                                  

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Paying Taxes 💰: Tax Day is one of the most hated days of the year – especially if you owe Uncle Sam. IWF's Center for Economic Opportunity debunked myths about taxes and answered common questions during a Policy Chat this week.

Are tax refunds a windfall of free cash? Do billionaires like Warren Buffett really pay lower taxes than their secretaries? Is it true that half of Americans pay no taxes at all? Watch the replay below to find out!
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** Who Pays the Most in Taxes? ([link removed])
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Every year as Tax Day rolls around, the same “facts” about the wealthy not paying their “fair share” get brought up.

Can you identify which of the following statements about taxes is not true?

A. The top 1% paid a larger share of income taxes than the bottom 90% combined.
B. Half of taxpayers paid nearly all of the taxes.
C. The bottom 90% pay the most in all federal taxes.
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