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Fact Check: Do The Rich Really Pay No Taxes?

Ben Johnson
Fact Check: Do The Rich Really Pay No Taxes?
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The investigative journalism website ProPublica published “The Secret IRS Files,” which gleaned information from illegally leaked income tax records that showed some of the 25 wealthiest Americans paid no income tax for one or more years.

Such reporting raises the question: Do the rich fail to pay their “fair share” of income tax? Is this normal?

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