The rate is slightly higher than the 13.9% the Romneys paid the year before. He would have paid more in taxes - had he not tithed about $4 million. In prior years, most of his charitable contributions went to the Mormon Church. Interestingly, his rate would have been lower had he claimed the entire $4 million in charity payments.
And if this had not been investment income - just regular income - the tax rate would have been much higher. That's part of the current debate, of course - whether to let capital gains and other investment income tax rates of 15% expire and be taxed at ordinary income tax rates.
Is that more fair?
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