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Today's Monday Map updates a map we did a couple of years ago looking at the geographical distribution of households that pay no income tax (using 2008 data). After Mitt Romney was taped controversially raising the nonpayers issue, our map got some attention, so we've updated it with the latest available data (tax year 2010.) Mississippi leads the nation in nonpayers - 44.5% of filers have no liability. Alaska is last, with only 22% of filers not owing anything. (To answer a common question: Mitt Romney's 47% figure refers to the percentage of households owing no income tax; our percentages are lower because we're looking only at the percentages of households filing a return and don't account for the "non-filers.")
Yet, the South is Romney's strongest area, even though he talked down to people who don't pay income taxes. However, I think the South can easily forgive him due to his strong stands on being against abortion and against gays.
Yet, the South is Romney's strongest area, even though he talked down to people who don't pay income taxes. However, I think the South can forgive him due to his strong stands on being against abortion and against gays.
That and alot of the non-taxpayers don't bother to vote either.
Red states on average have more people on welfare too.
The Southeast states are a combination of things: Individuals in poverty (statistically mostly minorities) and retired individuals because of the warmer weather.
Trying to start an argument about how red states are the biggest leechers is kind of a non-starter, given that in the same breath an extreme liberal will be quick to point out that retired people paid their taxes already - and minorities overwhelmingly vote Democrat. Given that both of these 2 demographics are people extreme liberals are quick to exempt from any responsibilities, bashing these areas for having larger percentages of both of these types of people is hypocritical at best.
It gets even worse when one stops to realize that:
-About 12% of the adult population is on Social Security and thus nobody really expects them to pay taxes, however
-When adjusting for people who collect social security and yet still work as well and pay taxes, that number drops to 9% and
-If most states are above 33% in terms of people who don't pay income tax then
.........most states have at least 24% total adult population that are not of retirement age yet nonetheless contribute absolutely nothing to the system.
The Southeast states are a combination of things: Individuals in poverty (statistically mostly minorities) and retired individuals because of the warmer weather.
Trying to start an argument about how red states are the biggest leechers is kind of a non-starter, given that in the same breath an extreme liberal will be quick to point out that retired people paid their taxes already - and minorities overwhelmingly vote Democrat. Given that both of these 2 demographics are people extreme liberals are quick to exempt from any responsibilities, bashing these areas for having larger percentages of both of these types of people is hypocritical at best.
There is a correlation between states that discourage the availability of contraception and welfare. Generally, states that do this are conservative Republican states.
Every state on that map should be green. 22% is considered low ? That's how bad the situation is folks.
That should worry the hell out of all of you.
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