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Originally Posted by CarlosTheGaucho
Here's an interesting article on the "47 pct."
That?s the portion of American households that owe no income tax for 2009. The number is up from 38 percent in 2007, and it has become a popular talking point on cable television and talk radio. With Tax Day coming on Thursday, 47 percent has become shorthand for the notion that the wealthy face a much higher tax burden than they once did while growing numbers of Americans are effectively on the dole.
Neither one of those ideas is true. They rely on a cleverly selective reading of the facts. So does the 47 percent number.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/bu...e&ref=business |
The 47% number is true when referring to INCOME taxes. Some people have selective reading. Idiots come back and say "well those people pay this tax and that tax" yeah sure but that's not what was said. No said 47% paid no taxes at all. They said 47% pay no INCOME TAX which is in fact true. Once people get that then a serious intelligent discussion can be had.