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Episode 217: Who Is Paying Their Fair Share?

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What's My Fair Share?

The poorest 20% of households pay 2% of their income in taxes. The average household in the top 1% earns 125 times what the bottom 20% earns, but they pay 2000 times the taxes. "I keep hearing that it's not fair," President Obama says when asked if he thinks America is doing enough to help the poor.

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