tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912833783359356343.post6694087419732589751..comments2023-11-02T06:44:25.146-05:00Comments on Molly's Middle America: 47% of the People Pay No Taxes!Middle Mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441441493867436577noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912833783359356343.post-64845954822489855022011-07-27T11:16:27.779-05:002011-07-27T11:16:27.779-05:00You are quite correct. In fact, other reports sho...You are quite correct. In fact, other reports show that the poor and working classes pay more than their fair share in state and local taxes. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!Middle Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441441493867436577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912833783359356343.post-28504370434054747852011-05-20T18:43:39.180-05:002011-05-20T18:43:39.180-05:00Actually if you read a few more reports on that yo...Actually if you read a few more reports on that you find that there is a bit of BS in that claim. That can only be taken as somewhat "true" if you mean only income taxes. Almost all of us that actually work on the books pay Social Security and plenty of other taxes. It is also interesting that while people claim that we should not make those wonderful companies pay taxes since that means we being customers will be paying somehow make another leap of faith to somehow claim that anyone that does not write a check to the government is somehow not paying taxes. I don't think that when I was renting an apartment that the owner of the apartment did not take into account the taxes he paid when he and I agreed on a rent...I just don't see anybody I rented a house or apartment from going..."You know I like you soooo much I'm going to charge you so little that the taxes for this dump are going to come out of my pocket..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912833783359356343.post-5814186305264868592011-04-13T14:21:22.676-05:002011-04-13T14:21:22.676-05:00Conservatives highlight this fact because they thi...Conservatives highlight this fact because they think it's unfair for a group who pays no taxes to decided that another group should pay more.<br /><br />Saying that the bottom half doesn't earn enough money to pay taxes is a bit of circular reasoning. We could easily imagine a system where everyone, regardless of how little they earned, paid some tax (such as a flat tax). Some would argue that the fair approach is that if everyone benefits from something, everyone should pay for it.<br /><br />Currently, the top 1% pays 40% of the country's taxes. If you think that's unfair, what number do you think would be appropriate - 50%, 60%, 80%?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com