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Originally Posted by Guest
The real ha ha ha is the fact we elect the same 435 house members that spend all this money every two years. We over pay them, inflate their worth much more than it actual is, and give them a level of respect much higher than they earn. I still say a balanced budget with all having some skin in the game is what we need. It is true 47 percent of us do not pay federal income taxes and many get a refund of taxes they didn't pay. Why would that 47% ever vote for any kind of austerity measure?
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Let me help you out here.
That 47% you speak of, doesn't pay
'personal income tax'...but they certainly pay taxes.
IN FACT, they pay a
MUCH HIGHER PERCENTAGE of their income to taxes, both federal and state through payroll/Social Security/gas/sales/etc./etc.)...than you probably do.
Forbes Welcome
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The message from all this is pretty clear: It is simply not true that more than 40 percent of U.S. households pay no taxes, or even no federal taxes. While many may not pay federal income tax this year, 80 percent will pay Social Security and Medicare taxes. They do indeed, as the phrase goes, have skin in the game.
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So please, stop spreading these right-wing lies.
Thank you and deepest regards & wishes.
