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14 Percent: Romney's Effective Tax Rate In 2011

Well, we spotted this interesting stat today:

"Mitt Romney made $13.7 million last year and paid $1.94 million in federal income taxes, giving him an effective tax rate of 14.1%, his campaign said Friday.

His effective tax rate was up slightly from the 13.9% rate he paid in 2010."

Statistics Source: CNN Money via Filll.com

Of course we had spotted multiple stats on how much tax the rich pay. We had also spotted John Paulson's taxes

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