THE BOTTOM 40% DONT PAY TAXES LIE AS TOLD BY THE REPUBLICANS

Never mind the fact that the Tea Party people have a disconnect from the fact that Americans are paying less taxes under Obama, then anytime when former President Bush was in office . And also never mind the fact that the U.S. pays some of the lowest income taxes in the world. Instead I've noticed and have seen a lie perpetuated time and time again by the right wing talking heads and their parrots . That lie being that the bottom 40% of Americans don't pay taxes ? It's simply not true, as David Clay Johnston fact checks some of these false claims and others at these rallies .

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[vargulf19]

@guybloomfield the bottom 40% may not pay taxes. But they also only own 0.2% of the wealth in America. Almost 20% of Americans live below the poverty line. You can't get blood from a stone

[stevin47]

GE's corporate tax bill: Zero in 2010 but got back over 3 billion

[guybloomfield]

This guy is not an economist and does not even have a college degree. He went to Univ of Chicago for 1 semester. Notice though that he does not refute the fact that the 40% do not pay taxes. He talks all around that. Go to Congressional Budget Office website and you can see all the numbers.

[baxtar1963]

I can't believe that this Economist thinks he knows more about the economy than Sarah Palin who learned everything she knows about the economy from a Moose.