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I still don't see what you're getting at.
The data on his tax rate and that of his secretary came from him in an interview on how the tax system in the US is skewed toward the rich. His point was that the rich are far from hammered and are unfairly well treated in the real world. A point you make with excellent examples. Recall the old adage taxes defrayed for 5 years are taxes unpaid.
What he ultimately does with the money, burn it, give it away or stash it in a sock, has little to do with the relative tax rate of the rich as compared to working stiffs.