This year, private-equity titans and hedge-fund wizards got caught in the headlights when it became public that they were paying just 15 percent in federal tax on their gargantuan payouts.

今年，私募股权公司的巨人们和对冲基金的魔法师们占据了头条，因为大众发现他们的巨额收入只支付15%的联邦税（译注：关于这个，可以参考本人翻译的另一篇文章）。