Middle-class Americans typically fall into the 15 and 25 percent income tax brackets and also pay heavy payroll taxes.
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Warren Buffett, “Middle-class Americans typically fall into the 15 and 25 percent income tax brackets and also pay heavy payroll taxes.” (said 15 August 2011). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_1bb0c98b19df, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_1bb0c98b19df
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