Brian said:
I was pulling a number out of my *edited* as I knew it was in that range but didn’t know the exact number.
It’s really remarkable when you look at the real numbers at just how many people pay virtually nothing into the system. It also goes to show why Obama wants to put an even higher burden on the rich and push the percent that they pay up. The more people that already pay virtually nothing, the more the democrats can promise them taxcuts without actually having to give them tax cuts. Already around 30-35% of Americans pay no federal taxes at all and some have predicted that Obama’s policy could raise that well into the >40% range.
If we ever get to the point where 50% pay taxes to support the 50% that don’t, we are doomed to collapse as a nation.