Pres. Trump Paid A Higher Tax Rate Than Obama Or Bernie - Goodbye Rachel Maddow!

Obama in 2016 is a much better comparison because it was the same type of income. Much more relevant than the amount of income.

 

You got that bassackward.

 

I know, let's compare Adam & Eve's tax rates versus newt gingrich's.

 

How about the pence's tax returns to find their Effective Tax Rate? Let's take a look at that.

2015: Adjusted Gross Income: $113,026
Total Tax: $8,956
Federal Income Tax Withheld: $17,118
Refund: $10,162
Effective Tax Rate: 7.92 %

2014: Adjusted Gross Income: $147,623
Total Tax: $17,671
Federal Income Tax Withheld: $24,147
Refund: $8,476
Effective Tax Rate: 11.97 %

2013: Adjusted Gross Income: $119,862
Total Tax: $7,714
Federal Income Tax Withheld: $17,879
Refund:$13,452
Effective Tax Rate: 6.44 %

2012: Adjusted Gross Income: $167,474
Total Tax: $14,838
Federal Income Tax Withheld: $21,079
Refund: $7,493
Effective Tax Rate: 8.86 %

2011: Adjusted Gross Income: $185,798
Total Tax: $19,389
Federal Income Tax Withheld: $22,566
Refund: $3,177
Effective Tax Rate: 10.44 %

2010: Adjusted Gross Income: $187,234
Total Tax: $17,915
Federal Income Tax Withheld: $21,849
Refund: $3,989
Effective Tax Rate: 9.57 %

2009: Adjusted Gross Income: $187,495
Total Tax: $16,481
Federal Income Tax Withheld: $20,065
Refund: $3,634
Effective Tax Rate: 8.79 %

2008: Adjusted Gross Income: $167,776
Total Tax: $13,904
Federal Income Tax Withheld: $21,168
Refund: $7,264
Effective Tax Rate: 8.29 %

2007: Adjusted Gross Income, Original: $162,955
Total Tax, Original: $12,550
Federal Income Tax Withheld: $22,472
Refund, Original: $9,922
Effective Tax Rate, Original: 7.70 %

Adjusted Gross Income, Corrected: $161,761
Total Tax, Corrected: $12,120
Federal Income Tax Withheld: $22,472
Refund, Additional: $430
Effective Tax Rate, Corrected: 7.49 %

Refund Total: $ 10,352

pence's Tax Return was corrected due to the following: "The original return reflected an IRA distribution from Merrill Lynch for $1,194 as taxable. This amount was rolled over to another IRA account within 60 days."

2006: Adjusted Gross Income: $159,484
Total Tax: $13,355
Federal Income Tax Withheld: $23,708
Refund: $10,413
Effective Tax Rate: 8.37 %

As clearly demonstrated above, the Effective Tax Rate people pay differs from year to year. It even differs when a return is corrected, as shown with the pence's return from 2007.

So again, the year matters, and so does a lot of things, as tax returns are unique to the individual (or, married filing jointly, as with the pence's).

Moral of the story? Never trust a so-called conservative, they bullshit too much to take seriously.