Quote: (11-10-2012 04:17 AM)Smitty Wrote:
I guess it's a good thing only half the people in the U.S. actually pay taxes.
Kind of makes a good glib sound byte, but that's not correct. Maybe half people don't, specifically, pay income tax.
Weird how people just repeat things someone said, when even a few seconds of thought would show the statement is false.
The only people that don't pay taxes, are
1) very wealthy people who live off tax free bond interest in states that don't charge sales tax or, presuming they own land, property tax. I don't know if there is such a state.
2) People who never buy anything.
Most states have sales taxes, so anyone who lives and buys some stuff pays some taxes. Also, it that figure--47%-- of working age people, or doe sit include 5 year olds? I don't know.