[Brilliant]

Not everyone who is in the lower half of income earners is considered to be in the poverty classification. 22% might be in poverty, but if the remaining 78% earn less than the median income, then they are still in the group that pays only 3.5% of the income taxes. Of course, I am not saying that ALL blacks earn less than the median. Some obviously earn more, like Keyes, for example. So basically, Keyes is standing up for the right of that small percentage of rich or upper middle class black taxpayers, like himself, to be exempted from income taxes because their great, great, great grandaddy was a slave. Looked at another way, that's great for the rich blacks, not so helpful to the lower income blacks.

[mhking]

Not everyone who is in the lower half of income earners is considered to be in the poverty classification. 22% might be in poverty, but if the remaining 78% earn less than the median income, then they are still in the group that pays only 3.5% of the income taxes.

So basically, Keyes is standing up for the right of that small percentage of rich or upper middle class black taxpayers, like himself, to be exempted from income taxes because their great, great, great grandaddy was a slave.

According to the 2000 Census, 40% of black households bring in more than $50,000 per year.

That is not a "small percentage" by any measure.

[rave123]

Kinda like the tax cuts?