Their chart is over three years old.
Quote from Free Thinker:
thats bogus. everyone pays taxes.
Quote from Ricter:
Hello, another question... should your taxes fall 5%, would you stay put? maybe buy a bigger boat?
Quote from Savant:
LOL! Looks like someone isn't being much of a "free thinker" today. Don't be a grumpy little Mr. Thinker. Go put on your free thinker cap and come back and read this:
Our view on financing government: When 47% don't pay income tax, it's not healthy for USA
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2010-04-16-editorial16_ST_N.htm
47% will pay no federal income tax
An increasing number of households end up owing nothing in major federal taxes, but the situation may not be sustainable over the long run.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/30/pf/taxes/who_pays_taxes/index.htm
Quote from Savant:
LOL! Looks like someone isn't being much of a "free thinker" today. Don't be a grumpy little Mr. Thinker. Go put on your free thinker cap and come back and read this:
Our view on financing government: When 47% don't pay income tax, it's not healthy for USA
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2010-04-16-editorial16_ST_N.htm
47% will pay no federal income tax
An increasing number of households end up owing nothing in major federal taxes, but the situation may not be sustainable over the long run.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/30/pf/taxes/who_pays_taxes/index.htm
Quote from Ricter:
Good opinion piece. That's why highly unequal societies do so poorly, and why a flat tax cannot (yet) work.