Why do republicans say the poor don't pay taxes? (how much, insurance, dollars)

[Rlarson21]

I made 30,000 dollars last year and I paid in about 3,000 in taxes. I got NONE of it back. I thought the bottom fifty percent didn't have to pay taxes?

Many corporations pay ZERO due to loopholes, doesn't that make the rich the freeloaders?

[ChristineVA]

My daughter made $6,000 last year and she paid taxes. But, alas, she still is a dependent. I suppose if she lived in the homeless shelter and not with me, she could have claimed the Earned Income Credit and gotten some money back.

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by Rlarson21

I made 30,000 dollars last year and I paid in about 3,000 in taxes. I got NONE of it back. I thought the bottom fifty percent didn't have to pay taxes?

Many corporations pay ZERO due to loopholes, doesn't that make the rich the freeloaders?

I would need more information.

Was $30,00 your bottom line??

How many dependents???

Was this federal tax alone??

What form did you use??

Where any credits or, schedules filed??

[hilgi]

Originally Posted by Rlarson21

I made 30,000 dollars last year and I paid in about 3,000 in taxes. I got NONE of it back. I thought the bottom fifty percent didn't have to pay taxes?

Many corporations pay ZERO due to loopholes, doesn't that make the rich the freeloaders?

You need to play the game, get married have kids, buy a house you can't afford and the benefits will roll in!

[Rlarson21]

Originally Posted by Driller1

I would need more information.

Was $30,00 your bottom line??

How many dependents???

Was this federal tax alone??

What form did you use??

Where any credits or, schedules filed??

it was 30,000 GROSS

no dependents

I paid another 400 into state and didn't get that back either

I used the EZ form because i had no deductions

[Frankie117]

I traced the source of that claim to a CBO report from about 4 years ago. It showed that the bottom income quintiles actually had a negative income tax burden, roughly since 1987. However, the "poor" still paid social insurance taxes and excise taxes. The lack of an income tax burden results from the EITC.

[pommysmommy]

Is it only Republicans? What about all the people who get "refund" checks when they paid no taxes?

[ChristineVA]

Originally Posted by Rlarson21

it was 30,000 GROSS

no dependents

I paid another 400 into state and didn't get that back either

I used the EZ form because i had no deductions

Then you're not really poor.

If you had dependents you probably would not have paid much.

[Driller1]

Originally Posted by Rlarson21

it was 30,000 GROSS

no dependents

I paid another 400 into state and didn't get that back either

I used the EZ form because i had no deductions

How much was withheld??

[Rlarson21]

Originally Posted by Driller1

How much was withheld??

3 grand federal and 400 state taxes.

I got NONE of it back