Bush likely earned less, paid higher tax rate than Clintons

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first presidential race since Democrats cast the GOP nominee as an out-of-touch millionaire, Republican Jeb Bush is aggressively trying to flip the script.

In an online posting that accompanied Tuesday's disclosure, Bush added, "One fun fact I learned in this process: I have paid a higher tax rate than the Clintons even though I earned less income."

Like Clinton, he has profited mightily from giving paid speeches, earning nearly $10 million by delivering 276 speeches from 2007 to 2015 to groups that included universities, companies, research institutes and economic forums.

Filings from 2007 through 2013 show Bush and his wife gave away $432,000, or a little less than 2 percent of their income on average.

"Since I left the governor's office I have tried to give back — and even though all of us strive to do more — I'm proud of what Columba and I have contributed," Bush wrote on his site.