• 14% the effective tax rate for
  Mitt Romney in 2010

• $21M the amount he made in 2010 — a tally which mostly came from investments
• $3M the amount Romney paid in federal taxes that year, according to forms he just released
• $3M the amount in charitable deductions he paid — and got deductions for — that same year source

• » The “duh” sentence in this story: “His tax bill is significantly higher than the amount paid by most Americans.” What tipped you off, Wall Street Journal, the fact that there’s “million” in the amount?

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