The lower 50% of the population in terms of income could be taxed 100% of everything they've got, and the top 50% would not benefit thereby, which just about everybody understands, so arguments to raise taxes on the poor don't go over well among the poor, nor do they go over well among the rich! Romney can't get a single additional vote demanding a tax increase on the lower 50%, or by kvetching about their foibles.
I know just about everybody who watches FOX has been subjected to Hannity's campaign to raise taxes on the poor for most of a year ~ but please, always remember this, he says he's not a Republican, and not a Democrat, and not a Conservative (he believes in income taxes and that takes you out of the main stream of Conservative thought right there), so what is he?
I suspect he's still mad at the first boss he had who tried to push him off a roof
Who said anything about taxing the poor.you don’t need more taxes you need more taxpayers one way its create more jobs more taxes no tax increase second replace the income tax with a national sales tax you would encourage more saving because you would tax people would only new taxed when you spend money also you would add everyone that is paid under the table to the tax base well.