Mitt Romney is very rich: Does it matter? Mark Mardell, bbc.co.uk Mitt Romney pays a lot more than most Americans in tax, but he also pays proportionally a lot less.He paid more than $6m (£3.8m) over two years at a rate of just under 14%. The aver­age Amer­i­can pays around 11% tax, but the top rate is… RT @BBCMarkMardell: So Romney’s very rich. Does it matter ? http://t.co/hdSlhVUo

Mitt Romney is very rich: Does it matter?
Mark Mardell, bbc.co.uk

Mitt Romney pays a lot more than most Americans in tax, but he also pays proportionally a lot less.

He paid more than $6m (£3.8m) over two years at a rate of just under 14%. The aver­age Amer­i­can pays around 11% tax, but the top rate is…

RT @BBCMarkMardell: So Romney’s very rich. Does it matter ? http://t.co/hdSlhVUo