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There’s Rich Poor And There’s Poor Poor

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 7, 2007

Will Smith talks about being rich poor – when you make a lot of money but you can’t keep it. At age 19, he owed almost $3 million to the IRS. So, for the first three years of “Fresh Prince”, his wages were garnished by 70% by the IRS. You can watch him talk about it on 60 Minutes:

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/will-smith/

(Hat tip: Tax Prof)

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One thought on “There’s Rich Poor And There’s Poor Poor”

  1. Bridget says:
    December 7, 2007 at 4:34 pm

    OK. I think I’m just plain poor.

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