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2023-03-16 19:38:16 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Biden's claim that billionaires pay an average tax rate of 8% is false and has been fact checked as false as recently as July of last year. The true number is closer to 20%. Average taxpayers pay a rate between 0 and 15%. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/13/joe-biden/joe-bidens-dubious-math-federal-income-tax-burden/

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• Biden's claim that billionaires pay an average tax rate of 8% is false and has been fact checked as false as recently as July of last year. The true number is closer to 20%. Average taxpayers pay a rate between 0 and 15%. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/13/joe-biden/joe-bidens-dubious-math-federal-income-tax-burden/