Math in the News: Marco Rubio’s tax-cut plan

Math in the News: Marco Rubio’s tax-cut plan

From Nov. 8 Huffington Post:

• Would reduce federal revenue by 12 Trillion Dollars over the next ten years.
• Under current policies the federal tax revenue would be 42 Trillion Dollars.

Marco Rubio's plan would result in a 12 / 42 = 29% or about 30% decrease in tax revenue.

Math in the News

Huffington Post:  "Women make 74 cents to a man's dollar in the U.S., according to a report out this week from PayScale. "

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