Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-09 19:19:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 82DD4D29D25A8AAB8E5C56421943A27D666C5D27B43A54F95A1CD67D741952C3
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Original Note:
President Biden's assertion that billionaires pay a lower tax rate than teachers or firefighters was based on nonequivalent comparisons. Propublica had published tax rates for billionaires based on a change in estimated wealth such as unsold stock holdings rather than income. https://www.factcheck.org/2023/02/bidens-tax-rate-comparison-for-billionaires-and-schoolteachers/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/feb/20/joe-biden/in-push-for-billionaire-tax-joe-biden-gets-his-fig/
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