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Thread #145700 Message #3374449
Posted By: Bobert
10-Jul-12 - 12:00 PM
Thread Name: delusional american politics
Subject: RE: delusional american politics
It's more like 50% that don't pay any federal income tax but the reality is that 1/2 of Americans are now living at ***or below*** 125% of the poverty threshold...
No, the Republicans ***never*** want for that little fact tpo become part of the narrative... They are perfectly happy with keeping everyone focused on ***income*** taxes...
BTW, the 50% of folks living at or below 125% of poverty pay the highest share of their income for sales taxes, user fees, gas taxes, etc. of any income grouping... Of course, the Republicans (and some Democrats) don't want that to become part of the conversation either...