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Seems like yet another data point in favor of the viewpoint that taxes on the rich in the U.S. are far too low. That goes for Obama, too!

Doesn't mean it isn't too high. The US didn't have any income tax for most of it's history. It started a hundred years ago at only 7% on the richest.

Obama didn't say his tax rate was too high, so that isn't relevant.

Plus ~5% for the income deducting effect of donating 25% of income to a charitable nonprofit not under their control.