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Who Doesn't Pay Federal Taxes?
46.4% of Households Paid No Federal Income Tax for 2011
The middle income quintile now receives more in average benefits than it pays in average taxes, after paying net federal taxes (taxes minus transfer benefits) of at least 10% for all of the 1980s and 1990s....
When total federal spending (not just transfer benefits) is considered along with federal taxes, we similarly see that the bottom 60 percent of families received more in government benefits and services than the group paid in federal taxes. Specifically, these 60 percent of families were projected to receive $826 billion more in benefits from total federal spending than they were projected to pay in total federal taxes.
Originally posted by Stormdancer777
reply to post by NavyDoc
As LBJ said about his expansion of the welfare state;"“I’ll have those n#$$%&s voting Democratic for the next 200 years.”
- Lyndon B. Johnson"
Really this is a true quote?
I'm not surprised.
Originally posted by PvtHudson
www.taxpolicycenter.org...
Who Doesn't Pay Federal Taxes?
46.4% of Households Paid No Federal Income Tax for 2011
taxfoundation.org...
The middle income quintile now receives more in average benefits than it pays in average taxes, after paying net federal taxes (taxes minus transfer benefits) of at least 10% for all of the 1980s and 1990s....
When total federal spending (not just transfer benefits) is considered along with federal taxes, we similarly see that the bottom 60 percent of families received more in government benefits and services than the group paid in federal taxes. Specifically, these 60 percent of families were projected to receive $826 billion more in benefits from total federal spending than they were projected to pay in total federal taxes.
edit on 19-9-2012 by PvtHudson because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Stormdancer777
When the
government fears the people, there is liberty.
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
Thomas
Jefferson
Gallup conducted its survey September 6-9, which was toward the end of the Democratic National Convention when government-centered policies and prescriptions were embraced.
www.gallup.com...
Gallup also found a partisan divide on the appropriate role of government.
Eighty-two percent of Republicans felt government was doing too much while 67% of Democrats said “government should do more.”
More than a majority of Independent voters (62%), though, believed government was doing too much.
On the question of whether the government has too much power, 51% said it did.
Gallup found Republicans “have been much more likely to agree that government has too much power since 2009, under a Democratic president” while Democrats were more likely to say the government had too much power when a Republican, George W. Bush, was president.
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
Originally posted by PvtHudson
www.taxpolicycenter.org...
Who Doesn't Pay Federal Taxes?
46.4% of Households Paid No Federal Income Tax for 2011
taxfoundation.org...
The middle income quintile now receives more in average benefits than it pays in average taxes, after paying net federal taxes (taxes minus transfer benefits) of at least 10% for all of the 1980s and 1990s....
When total federal spending (not just transfer benefits) is considered along with federal taxes, we similarly see that the bottom 60 percent of families received more in government benefits and services than the group paid in federal taxes. Specifically, these 60 percent of families were projected to receive $826 billion more in benefits from total federal spending than they were projected to pay in total federal taxes.
edit on 19-9-2012 by PvtHudson because: (no reason given)
It hard to argue with a clear pie chart.
President Mitt Romney was right. 47% are getting a free ride.
They should pay something instead of nothing.
That would be fair.
Originally posted by Stormdancer777
When the government fears the people, there is liberty.
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
reply to post by longlostbrother
You are overreacting.
Coming after does not equal - take all their money-.
Let them pay a flat 5%.
That would be fair.
Zero is not fair.
Everybody should pay something.
The President Mitt Romney argument suggests a - Flat Tax - would be better.
The current Tax Code Monster should go in the trash.
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
reply to post by longlostbrother
The current system must go.
It's an absolute mess.
Nobody can understand it.
Originally posted by longlostbrother
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
reply to post by longlostbrother
The current system must go.
It's an absolute mess.
Nobody can understand it.
It may be confusing, but that doesn't mean the answer is shifting more of the burden onto the poor and middle classes...
Originally posted by longlostbrother
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
reply to post by longlostbrother
The current system must go.
It's an absolute mess.
Nobody can understand it.
It may be confusing, but that doesn't mean the answer is shifting more of the burden onto the poor and middle classes...
Originally posted by thepresident
It couldn't be that the banks robbed the nation of trillions of dollars could it???
It couldn't be that it is more profitable to be a corporate raider than a doctor
teacher or other real profession?
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
Well, there is a strategy to label the poor - victims - and then hide behind them.
That could work.