Oct 11th 2012, 23:08:13
I have no idea what you just said, dibs.
100% of the population pays taxes all the time.
Everyone who purchases anything - even food stamps, with which you purchase food at a grocery store like anyone else - pays sales tax. Everyone who receives a paycheck pays payroll and FICA tax. Everyone who owns a car pays the various car taxes [license, smog, drivers license cost] even if they're out of a job. Everyone who drives pays the road taxes. Etc.
Not everyone pays income tax, yes - because you need an income above about 55 grand to pay an income tax.. and yet the median income in the US is under 50 grand. "The 47%" applies only to income tax - and NONE of the other types of tax, of which the above is only a partial list.
100% of the population pays taxes all the time.
Everyone who purchases anything - even food stamps, with which you purchase food at a grocery store like anyone else - pays sales tax. Everyone who receives a paycheck pays payroll and FICA tax. Everyone who owns a car pays the various car taxes [license, smog, drivers license cost] even if they're out of a job. Everyone who drives pays the road taxes. Etc.
Not everyone pays income tax, yes - because you need an income above about 55 grand to pay an income tax.. and yet the median income in the US is under 50 grand. "The 47%" applies only to income tax - and NONE of the other types of tax, of which the above is only a partial list.