But the reality is, one thing that I hate is I hate the term the rich need to pay their fair share. I don't have all the numbers in front of me, but if you look at The top 5% in this country pay 85% of the taxes or something very high like that. And so the reality is the wealthy in this country are certainly paying their fair share from a sort of aggregate percentage standpoint. (37:05–37:14)
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