Politics

Joe Scarborough Slams Obama for Paying Federal Tax Rate of 18.4 Percent

Says "the hypocrisy is mind boggling"

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MSNBC host Joe Scarborough ripped into President Barack Obama on Monday — Tax Day — after learning that Obama paid only an 18.4 percent effective federal tax rate last year.

Scarborough noted the conflict between Obama's statements on the campaign trail last year — when he routinely blasted Republican Mitt Romney for his low tax rate — and Obama's effective rate last year.