That data includes a worker's income tax, his payroll tax contributions and the payroll tax contributions that his employer make on his behalf. Reality Check: Trump on the average worker's tax burdenBy Kate Grise, CNNDuring a speech on his economic policies, Donald Trump decried America's high income taxes. The United States has the highest official corporate tax rate, but that's not what many companies actually pay. The federal rate stands at 35%, and the average state and local tax rate is about 6%, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. As for state and local taxes, the 10% represents the share of all income paid in taxes, not of the average worker's income.

Source: CNN August 08, 2016 21:22 UTC