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1StrongBlackMan

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37. Great piece; but ...

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 01:42 PM

Sep 2012

Most people who don’t pay income taxes do pay other taxes, and fail to distinguish between them, and thus don’t consider themselves among the 47 percent scorned by Romney.

I think the OP gives most people to much credit ... It is not the "other taxes" that make them believe they are not in the 47%, it is that "Federal Withholding" line of their paychecks that serves as proof that they are not the 47%.

Having been to the on-line comment board of my daily rag, the above seems to have been bourne out where posters have posted about the "fed taking their cut" out of their checks off the top.

My response (that was met with crickets and "thumbs-downs&quot

was:

"If you received a tax rebate check ... romney was talking about you."

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That 80% is the only good thing in this article. I can argue with 80%. Festivito Sep 2012 #66

Isn't a gaffe when you're caught saying what you actually believe. broiles Sep 2012 #11

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Someone needs to send this to Chuck Todd. liberalmuse Sep 2012 #13

Not just Chuckie... hootinholler Sep 2012 #25

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Because they either don't object to the content loyalsister Sep 2012 #56

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You're referring to content loyalsister Sep 2012 #55

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My statement was simple loyalsister Sep 2012 #82

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I don't see why it's impossible to be objective here loyalsister Sep 2012 #85

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Dingdingdingding. +1 No Text. This handle gets it. Robeysays Sep 2012 #58

war pieces on his big stage checker board, not even a chess board. edit Wanted to add this kathman-duzi Sep 2012 #27

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Wow, really. That's really disgusting tavalon Sep 2012 #79

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Great piece Oilwellian Sep 2012 #18

A good one for sure. mmonk Sep 2012 #19

This part of the article caught my eye- kathman-duzi Sep 2012 #23

. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #28

Remember the Mel Brooks' movie Life Stinks? It's about a really rich guy who's valerief Sep 2012 #29

Or, to reference another fantastic film, Volaris Sep 2012 #43

Not Mexico - he'd have his Mexican cousins to go to csziggy Sep 2012 #84

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The repig hate filter bongbong Sep 2012 #38

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