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lefthandedlefty

(281 posts) Sat Dec 24, 2011, 10:18 PM Dec 2011

I keep hearing complaints about 47 percent of us not paying any income tax. [View all]

If the people that make the higher incomes are so upset with the 47% of us that pay no income taxes why don`t they just give us a raise in pay.Salaries paid to employees are 100% tax deductable so if you pay people more you reduce your tax burden and increase the employees tax burden.

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I keep hearing complaints about 47 percent of us not paying any income tax. [View all] lefthandedlefty Dec 2011 OP

I'm pretty sure Sedona Dec 2011 #1

Put em to work so they can pay taxes! proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #3

Excellent point, makes the figures more honest. The ones spouting it just want to feel superior. freshwest Dec 2011 #6

Since the 47% figure is households Riftaxe Dec 2011 #11

Retirees also pay income taxes you know...a third are taxed on Social Security Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #29

people who pay more taxes are making more money before taxes and still making more money after taxes unblock Dec 2011 #2

A wingnut actually told me that the rich DESERVE to pay less in taxes proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #5

sociopath. unblock Dec 2011 #8

Yeah, it is kicking someone when they're down. Fix the problem at the root, good thinking there. freshwest Dec 2011 #4

Exactly! The fact that 47% of the citizens don't earn enough to pay taxes is the sad part. FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #7

That isn't the difference. You can have a kid working part time who pays more in taxes. dkf Dec 2011 #16

The overall tax burden is the best response to that bhikkhu Dec 2011 #9

This is the data from your link. It doesn't support your numbers. dkf Dec 2011 #18

The 40% vs 17% refers to the cut-off between <200k vs >200k bhikkhu Dec 2011 #21

I used to pay about $4000/year marybourg Dec 2011 #10

That is just Limbaughish bullshit, the same as 20% pay 80% of the taxes, etc. Major Nikon Dec 2011 #12

That is such a red herring. What isn't paid in income tax is paid BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #13

I believe everyone who files income taxes should pay a bit taught_me_patience Dec 2011 #14

I believe that figure includes children and poor seniors. More bull**** from the right. applegrove Dec 2011 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #17

Agreed, k and r Stuart G Dec 2011 #20

Its not just the rich CANDO Dec 2011 #22

It sounds better than pointing out that 47% of us have no income. nt bemildred Dec 2011 #23

For the 2011 tax year... LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #24

Clearly their children should be cleaning the schools. CTyankee Dec 2011 #25

The truth ErikJ Dec 2011 #26

when the repubs start agitating for the home mortgage interest deduction to be taken away, we might CTyankee Dec 2011 #30

Because most of us are not working for them. We are elderly on Social Security, Disabled making jwirr Dec 2011 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Obamanaut Dec 2011 #28

Report: Rich-poor gap growing LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #31