Kate Grise Tami Luhby: Donald Trump Reality Check: Trump on American taxes By Kate Grise and Tami Luhby, CNN Read More Donald Trump reprised a claim he made in past debates, saying the United States is the "highest taxed country in the world."Responding to a question about his plan to cut taxes, Trump said, "If you look at what going on, we have the highest taxes anywhere in the world, according to CNN. We pay more business tax, we pay more personal tax."As CNN Reality Check team did when Trump made this claim two weeks ago, we'll look at each part of his claim that American individuals and businesses pay more taxes than any other country. The team of reporters, researchers and editors across CNN selected key statements and rated them true; mostly true; true, but misleading; false; or it complicated. So, do Americans really pay more individual taxes than citizens of any other country in the world Hardly. In America, the tax revenue per capita is $14,203.90. America ranked 17 out of 34 Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development member countries for total tax revenue per capita in 2014.
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