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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hobbes" data-source="post: 1933024" data-attributes="member: 3371">Note to add:The top 1% is not at all homogenous as far as income and taxes paid.A good portion of those taxes were paid by people, like some of our doctor friends on the forum here, who are making 300,000 and paying the top rate of 35% because they have earned income.Other members of the top 1% exploit tax breaks, like Mr. Romney, and don't pay anything like the top rate.We know from the release of Romney's tax returns he would have paid only 12% last year if he claimed all of his deductions.</blockquote>