Claim: President Obama's claim that he pays a lower tax rate than a teacher making $50,000 a year isn't true. A single taxpayer with $50,000 of income would have paid 11.9 percent in federal income taxes for 2010, while the Obamas paid more than twice that rate — 25.3 percent . And if the $50,000-a-year teacher were in Obama's tax situation — supporting a spouse and two children —
Fact-check: Obama's Teacher Tax Whopper - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president obama's claim that he pays a lower tax rate than a teacher making $50,000 a year isn't true. a single taxpayer with $50,000 of income would have paid 11.9 percent in federal income taxes for 2010, while the obamas paid more than twice that rate — 25.3 percent . and if the $50,000-a-year teacher were in obama's tax situation — supporting a spouse and two children —
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2011-09-28T16:52:28