61% of Americans paid no federal income taxes in 2020, Tax Policy Center says
Which means he is correct, the rich are paying for everything currently if 61% are paying nothing.
How many Americans of that 61% are minors with no income? How many are adults with less than taxable income? How many are financially "middle class"? What fraction of the super rich (>$10M/yr) Americans pay no income tax?
Because we paid income tax in 2020 and we are not rich.
So why are they saying it.
Well, it has to do with the way they figured it.
If you collected unemployment, even though it is a taxable income, they deducted that amount from your tax payment.
If you got a stimulus check, even through it was unasked for, they deducted it from your tax payment.
So you need to look at things a little closer.
Examine the parameters of what ever numbers they are throwing at you.
You can make numbers say anything if you arrange them right.
61% in 2020, 57% in 2021.
No Federal taxes, yet they are allowed to vote in federal elections.
I say NO REPRESENTATION without TAXATION.
“...the rich are paying for everything currently if 61% are paying nothing.”
I didn’t know I was rich, at least not in terms of money. You might say I’m rich in other ways.
How come they REFUSE to ID how many of that 61% are on welfare & other programs....
Which are sucking ALL taxpayers dry.