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2024-04-05 12:05:43 UTC - HELPFUL
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The 8.2% tax rate figure for billionaires is based on analysis from the Council of Economic Advisors, which includes unrealised capital gains as income - this is not the current basis for taxable income in the US, but it's a justifiable measure. https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2021/09/23/what-is-the-average-federal-individual-income-tax-rate-on-the-wealthiest-americans/
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