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We have 47 million on food stamps, that's about 15% of the whole population. 47% does not pay a penny for tax, now even for those who are luck to have college e

by ausjke 11y ago

We have 47 million on food stamps, that's about 15% of the whole population. 47% does not pay a penny for tax, now even for those who are luck to have college educations that 40% of the borrowers are not paying back, I'm just wondering, where will the money come from to fill up the holes? Adding on the military expense etc, the country is so totally financially broken. How sad.

nkurz 11y ago
47% does not pay a penny for tax That's not actually true. The (mostly) correct version is that 40-some percent of the adult US population does not pay federal income tax. The number of "working age Americans" who actually pay no net federal taxes is actually less than 5%: http://zfacts.com/47-percent http://zfacts.com/47-percent When you factor in state taxes the number drops even farther. Include sales taxes, and it's probably zero. Saying that "almost half don't pay federal income tax" is still striking, but should be kept in context.