Actually, the bottom 50% of earners pay ~3% of federal income tax. http://www.heritage.org/budgetchartbook/top10-percent-income-earners http://www.heritage.org

Actually, the bottom 50% of earners pay ~3% of federal income tax. http://www.heritage.org/budgetchartbook/top10-percent-income-earners http://www.heritage.org/budgetchartbook/top10-percent-income... People become eligible for more federal benefits as they earn less so it may net out to less than 0%, but I don't have a citation for that.