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The American tax system, decoded

Why the rich pay lower taxes

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Explained clearly

You may have heard that extremely rich individuals actually pay lower income tax percentages than many working class people.

How can that possibly be? Isn't that completely backwards?

It is, but it has to do with the low tax rates for Wall Street gains and selfish investments.

This is the American tax system explained.