Beware the sleight of hand in ProPublica’s pitch to tax the wealthy
A sensational report arguing that the wealthy don't pay their fair share of income taxes starts to crumble when percentages are replaced with real money.
You might want to sit down for this one because there has been another blockbuster report that wealthy people have a lot of money and some people who aren’t rich want them to pay more taxes -- a lot more, but exactly how much will never be clear.
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