[broken_arrow1]

How about the “Beckel Rule” - just tell the IRS to go ‘F*ck themselves.

[RightOnline]

NRST.

While you’re at it.....how about “you don’t pay taxes?...you don’t vote”.

[Venturer]

the bottom half of earners tend to vote Democrat more often than not.
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It’s nothing more nor less than paying for votes with the money gained from those of us who work for a living.

It isn’t surprising they vote for the free money.

It isn’t hard to see why Obama wants the Buffet rule, he is buying votes.

[vicar7]

Am I wrong to think that everyone should keep as much money in their pockets as possible? I am of the opinion giving more money to a crack addict means in 8 hours he will be back for more money. The Govt is like a crack addict never satisfied with the money it gets and constant desire for more. What more does America need to know?

[sten]

the math is wrong... 49% of the population isn’t living tax fee.

49% of TAX FILERS receive money back or pay net $0

there are roughly 140m tax filers. which means... roughly 70m people are paying the taxes

which leaves... 310m (+ 20m illegals) - 70m tax payers == 260m not paying taxes

yes, this includes kids, coma patients, unemployed, etc. they are ALL part of the country

therefore... 260m of the 330m aren’t paying anything or...

79% of the population pays NOTHING

yea, the rich aren’t paying their fair share. they’re paying FAR MORE then their share

[wesagain]

This whole “controversy” is smoke and mirrors......taxes are NOT the problem; it’s SPENDING!, SPENDING!, SPENDING!!!

[MuttTheHoople]

I prefer the regressive tax...it'll give incentives for people to earn more money and stop being poor. You make $10,000 or less, you get taxed 50%, $10,000-50,000 25%, 50,000-100,000 15%, and over 100,000 10%.

We already have successful regressive liquor and tobacco taxes, as well as the lottery and casinos (the bulk of people paying those taxes are the poor anyway), why not move over to income taxes?

Seriously, the purpose of taxation is revenue for the government to run basic services (military, prisons, roadbuilding).

[God luvs America]

i have a bumper sticker on the back of my car which reads: “63.5mill PAY NO FED TAX- THEN VOTE FOR LIBERALS”

[CodeToad]

The reason the liberal are focused on those making about $50k is becuase they are trying to divert attention from the 45% that pay nothing.

As Rush says: “To be have a fair tax we must tax the poor as they pay nothing.”