[Yashcheritsiy]

Maybe somewhere else in the universe they don't pay taxes, but this isn't that place.

ALL taxes, perhaps.

Effective income taxes? Incorrect. Let's be frank - it doesn't count as "paying income tax" when you get all that was deducted from your paycheck back, and perhaps more, via a combination of refunds, EITC, and other tax credits.

There's a reason the bottom 50% pays around 2% of the income tax burden in this country.

[muawiyah]

The reason 53% pay federal personal income tax is a major mistake. When the Republicans proposed it back in 1909 they said it would affect only the top 1% or 2% of money earners.

So there, 53% is 51% MORE than was promised.

Now, the big reason we've withdrawn much of the federal personal income tax from the backs of the lower 50% is a guy named RONALD REAGAN!

We have a candidate running for us who actually opposed Ronald Reagan ~ and he's telling this crazy Hannity story that the way to deal with the poorer half of the nation is to raise their federal personal income taxes.

You guys are nuts. You are trying to lose this election for everybody with this tale!