[Mister Baredog]

This is a misleading statement. Perhaps the author didn't realize it, or perhaps it is meant to sound like the hypothetical family is actually paying no taxes at all, but the only liability that equals zero here is the income tax part. There are other tax liabilities (both overt and covert) that make their liability about $3,000.00 to the Feds and other liabilities to the states. That is not the implied zero taxes the author intimates the family is paying.

And your point would be....????

Overt and covert????

Do you mean Social Security and Medicare taxes, State sales taxes etc. and if so do you mean to illustrate how many taxes we are all paying, or is your concern that somehow this "non income taxpayer with an income" has somehow been cheated??

The earned income tax credit is income redistribution, do you feel it's not enough?

[templar]

And your point would be....????

I thought I made that pretty clear. The so called "non income taxpayer with an income", indeed does have a tax liability and he is paying taxes on his income. The article seems to make it look like he has no tax liability and is paying no taxes.

Overt and covert????

The words are in the dictionary; Look 'em up.

The earned income tax credit is income redistribution, do you feel it's not enough?

"income redistribution" is a meaningless buzzword for the mindless. All income is redistributed income unles you happen to be in the personal business of mining gold out of the ground or something like that. Where do you think the money that pays your salary comes from? A good chunk of it, if not all of it, can be traced right back to someone elses taxes (or their 'tax credits'). Give it some thought.