” - - about half the folks who have to file a federal income tax return don’t owe any federal personal income taxes. “
You have made my point.
Those who vote are about 55 % of us of voter age.
Those who do not send money to Sheriff of Nottingham Timmy Gee are as you say “ — about half the folks —.”
The next step will be a much higher income bracket who “ - - - don’t owe any federal personal income taxes. “
Finally the 1 % who now pay 80 % of the taxes will be outvoted 99 to 1 on every single election from then on.
There are plenty of other taxes and you can't miss them or you'll meet the same fine gentlemen sent out to pick you up at gun point and haul you into tax court.
I call this the “de Toqueville moment,” a repeated theme at WingRight.
http://wingright.org/2011/07/18/the-de-toqueville-moment-are-you-for-sale/
http://wingright.org/2011/07/24/the-de-toqueville-moment-will-we-endure/
http://wingright.org/2011/08/03/more-de-toqueville-moments-yes-they-want-to-tax-and-spend/