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		dbingham on Aug 15, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Warren Buffett: Stop coddling the super rich Only if you take into account the marginal rates and ignore the many, many breaks and loopholes.

camiller on Aug 16, 2011 [–]

OK, what about the many "breaks and loopholes." for the other tax brackets? I'm in the 25% bracket (Married filing jointly, $68,001 - $137,300) and I paid under 6% effective rate for each of the last few years.

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