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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, can we PLEASE not hear that ridiculous "40% of Americans pay nothing in taxes" line ever again? This is one of the most educated regions in the country, people. THINK.[/quote]

In 2011, 46% of households paid nothing in federal income taxes.  [b]Why is it wrong to say so[/b]?

Those people still pay sales tax, and in some, but not most cases, state taxes.  So they have some taxes, but not federal income taxes. [/quote]

Mainly because it is a straw man argument.

The payroll tax burden is very real. And since revenues collected from payroll taxes are currently used to pay for the operations of government, they are de facto income taxes.[/quote]

The payroll tax burden is indeed very real. As is the federal income tax one - at least for the people who 1) do have to pay it and 2) are not wealthy enough to live off capital gains. It is you the one engaging in straw man arguments by ignoring this fact and implying previous PPs said 50% people pay no taxes at all. No one here has said that.[/quote]

You must suffer from poor reading comprehension. The previous pp trotted out the "46% of households pay nothing in federal income taxes." I rounded up to 50% in my rebuttal. Onbviously, these readily evident facts were lost on you. Next time, if you cannot follow along, please don't contribute.[/quote]

Wow, you still don't get it. Either you don't understand what "straw man" means, or for you income tax = payroll tax. In either case, have a nice day![/quote]

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