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Exactly. He's correct in stating that 47% pay no federal income tax.
Who cares?
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Originally Posted by InformedConsent
FICA isn't the federal income tax. Romney's comment was about those who pay no federal income tax. So, in that regard, working people who pay no federal income tax are NOT taking personal responsibility.
FICA is a tax that everyone on the payrolls pays. Sales taxes is a tax everyone who buys something pays. Saying 47% of people paying no income tax ignores the other taxes that people pay.
romney was right about a lot. that does not as a rule make people like you.
jesus was not a popular figure. calling people on their stuff does not make you popular.
on the other hand obama is very very popular.
Probably because of what he said AFTER that. "My job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
As a president his job is to worry about all of us.
No, they didn't like being called out as the slackers they are and he was right. They never would vote for him. So now we have a president that takes care of the slackers off the backs of the working class while lining pockets of the wealthy.
No, they didn't like being called out as the slackers they are and he was right. They never would vote for him. So now we have a president that takes care of the slackers off the backs of the working class while lining pockets of the wealthy.
He wasn't talking about retired people who paid all of their working lives into the system. Any reasonable person knew who he was talking about and it wasn't them.
He was talking about the then 47% of people who pay no federal income tax. That is what the 47% that was so carelessly bandied about represents.
He didn't quality his statement in any way.
The 47% INCLUDES, as has been noted many, many, many times, retired people, disabled people, and many others who have no tax liability.
If he didn't mean to include EVERYONE that made up the 47%, he should have said so.
This is what happens when memes get repeated without thought.
He was talking about the then 47% of people who pay no federal income tax. That is what the 47% that was so carelessly bandied about represents.
He didn't quality his statement in any way.
The 47% INCLUDES, as has been noted many, many, many times, retired people, disabled people, and many others who have no tax liability.
If he didn't mean to include EVERYONE that made up the 47%, he should have said so.
This is what happens when memes get repeated without thought.
Gotta love when the lazy hide behind retired and disable people.
He wasn't talking about retired people who paid all of their working lives into the system. Any reasonable person knew who he was talking about and it wasn't them.
Baloney. W/O them, there is nothing remotely close to 47%. They are the single largest group of the 47%. The trust fund baby though has never be astute.
If only the people getting the government EBT money would work as hard to get a job as they do defending stealing from others.
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Romney's not stupid, unlike liberals. As the Chairman of Harvard's Department of Economics noted, the majority of Americans are now making a PROFIT off of the government. Here are the facts on who contributes and who TAKES:
