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Poll: Americans Believe They’re Paying More Than Fair Share of Taxes

As tax season winds down, a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that a solid plurality of Americans believe they are paying more than their fair share of the tax burden. Half (50%) of American adults believe that those who earn twice as much as they do pay less than twice as much in taxes . Just 7% believe that those who earn more pay more than their pro rata share while 19% believe that those who earn twice as much pay twice as much.

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