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"Middle-class families shouldn't pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires," Obama said Monday. "That's pretty straightforward. It's hard to argue against that."
The data tells a different story. On average, the wealthiest people in America pay a lot more taxes than the middle class or the poor, according to private and government data. They pay at a higher rate, and as a group, they contribute a much larger share of the overall taxes collected by the federal government.
FACT CHECK: Are rich taxed less than secretaries? - Boston.com (http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2011/09/20/fact_check_are_rich_taxed_less_than_secretaries/ - broken link)
"Middle-class families shouldn't pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires," Obama said Monday. "That's pretty straightforward. It's hard to argue against that."
The data tells a different story. On average, the wealthiest people in America pay a lot more taxes than the middle class or the poor, according to private and government data. They pay at a higher rate, and as a group, they contribute a much larger share of the overall taxes collected by the federal government.
FACT CHECK: Are rich taxed less than secretaries? - Boston.com (http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2011/09/20/fact_check_are_rich_taxed_less_than_secretaries/ - broken link)
You know how to tell when Obama lies?
You can tell whenever he speaks
I find this pettiness on the part of the President depressing. The man is out of his depth.
Election time. It will only get worse. This pathetic "jobs bill" that is nothing but a lame attempt to raise taxes is his worst yet. They call it a jobs bill so when it's voted down he can rant and rave about how he was trying to fix it all but that evil congress wouldn't help po widdle me out. It's all pure BS.
You know how to tell when Obama lies?
You can tell whenever he speaks
When ever his lips move...its more divisiveness on his part whinning to the masses about that bad hand dealt him.Hell the rich might as well hire people because they are going to pay for more teacher,civil employee bailouts,unemployment for those who can't find work due to this administrations inability to create jobs.
Election time. It will only get worse. This pathetic "jobs bill" that is nothing but a lame attempt to raise taxes is his worst yet. They call it a jobs bill so when it's voted down he can rant and rave about how he was trying to fix it all but that evil congress wouldn't help po widdle me out. It's all pure BS.
Thats all this is. It gives Obama someone else to blame.
Every time Obama opens his mouth, a lie comes out.
Obummer is in full campaign mode and the only way he can get a base is to start bad mouthing the 'rich' and screaming for more taxes on the wealthy so his entitlement loving supporters can start their happy dance while holding out their hands for more of what someone else has.
You know how to tell when Obama lies?
You can tell whenever he speaks
He can't help it. It is part of his culture.
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