Reality Check: Is What Mitt Romney Said About the 47% True?

Tim Brown September 21, 2012

Ben Swann Reality Check takes a look at the hidden video capturing Mitt Romney saying 47% of Americans don’t pay federal taxes… is he right?

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Tim Brown is an author and Editor at FreedomOutpost.com, SonsOfLibertyMedia.com, GunsInTheNews.com and TheWashingtonStandard.com. He is husband to his "more precious than rubies" wife, father of 10 "mighty arrows", jack of all trades, Christian and lover of liberty. He resides in the U.S. occupied Great State of South Carolina. . Follow Tim on Twitter. Also check him out on Gab, Minds, MeWe, Spreely, Mumbl It and Steemit

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