BBC News - Who, What, Why: How can an American pay extra tax?

The request for a higher tax rate was met with applause at Mr Obama's meeting

Amid a robust debate about taxes, the budget deficit and the national debt, a wealthy former Google executive wants Washington to raise his taxes. If Americans want to pay more than they have to by law, how can they go about it?

President Barack Obama, at a town hall-style meeting in Silicon Valley on Monday, called on a balding man in glasses and a blue shirt near the back.

"I'm unemployed by choice," Doug Edwards, Google's 59th employee, told the [...]

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