How wrong they are!
NO ONE in this country can escape taxation. Even new born illegal alien "anchor babies" will get taxed with their first diaper, or eyewash, or swab, or whatever.
There's a tax there just waiting, or it may even have already been paid. Someone is going to pay it, and the beneficiaries of whatever it is do eventually grow up, buy a Slurpee at the Seven-Eleven and learn all about sales taxes ~ and some may recognize the element of property tax behind the store, the inventory or turnover tax behind the shaved ice, and the permits necessary to open up shop.
Then, when they're old enough, they're going to find out about FICA ~ usually a pittance to the rich who focus their minds mostly on income tax and capital gains ~ but for the bottom ends of our society, FICA gets taken out no matter what you make.
The articles descrying the creation of a two class society based on little more than the payment of personal income tax are right up there with Obama's declarations concerning Obamakkkare.
All I can say is you guys, including Obama, should learn to read so you can find out all about the fine print on the back that names the taxes.
No one has asserted that income taxes are the only taxation. The assertion is that federal income taxes are substantial and that 47% pay no federal income taxes with a large part of this group receiving tax welfare (refundable tax credits).
The left likes to focus on payroll taxes. However payroll taxes fund specific government programs that are highly tilted towards lower income individuals. A lifetime low income earner will receive a good deal from both Social Security and Medicare compared to a long-term high earner. Democrat tax increases will dramatically tip this balance with additional payroll taxes assessed on high earners.
There are many other forms of direct and indirect taxation that everyone pays: sales taxes, property taxes, state income taxes (in most cases less progressive than federal income taxes), motor fuel taxes, ... The level of taxation is much easier to control for these taxes because everyone pays them.