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2023-12-02 17:18:07 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9CC7A4FB9C30D5D6BEE2B93E5B7E2A0C595FB6324971516AAB363C601F570B72
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While the top marginal tax rate on earned income is 37%, the effective tax rate on billionaires is much lower, possibly as low as 8%, due to tax rules favoring passive income and investments. https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2021/09/23/new-omb-cea-report-billionaires-pay-an-average-federal-individual-income-tax-rate-of-just-8-2/
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