claim: "if you're a … wealthy ceo or a … hedge fund manager in america right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since the 1950s."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: dec 5, 2011 ... for example, mr. cooperman zeroed in on what he described as the president's  belittling remarks about taxing the wealthy: “if you are a wealthy c.e.o. or hedge  fund manager in america right now, your taxes are lower than they have ever  been. they are lower than they have been since the 1950s.
evidence_2: jul 8, 2011 ... on the other hand, politifact rated as mostly true a recent statement by  president barack obama that "if you're a … wealthy ceo or a … hedge fund  manager in america right now, your taxes are … lower than they've been since  the 1950s." and by international standards, the u.s. tax burden remains ...
evidence_3: apr 12, 2011 ... but people forget that the income tax is less than half of federal taxes and only  one-fifth of taxes at all levels of government. ... congress lets hedge-fund  managers earn all they can now and pay their taxes years from now. ... and ( surprise!) since reagan, only the wealthy have gained significant income.
evidence_4: in legal terms, shareholders don't own the corporation (they own securities that  give them a less-than-well-defined claim on its earnings). in law and practice, ...  our current muddle, remember, comes after many years during which  shareholders gained power yet were repeatedly frustrated with the results. it's at  least possible ...
evidence_5: sep 8, 2015 ... and then, in an aug. 30 interview also on cnn's “state of the union,” he switched  to firefighters and police officers, saying: “when you have hedge fund managers,  as warren buffett reminds us, paying an effective tax rate lower than firemen or  police officers, that's got to change” (see the 10:38 mark).