[liberallarry]

Care to explain to me why only 50% of the citizens are paying for our goverment?

Because only 50% of the citizenry has any money to pay for it...or any money at all. I would have thought that was clear from the statistics.

[Hunble]

Because only 50% of the citizenry has any money to pay for it...or any money at all. I would have thought that was clear from the statistics.

But that is absolutly impossible! Those people in the top 50% have been paying literally TRILLIONS of dollars since 1965 to insure that everyone will have enough money.

Or, was this just another FICA scam?

[BabsC]

Care to explain to me why only 50% of the citizens are paying for our goverment?

Because only 50% of the citizenry has any money to pay for it...or any money at all. I would have thought that was clear from the statistics

So the harder I work to earn more, the more I am penalized. That is if the idea is that there is a finite "pie" and the more I work for the less someone else is left with.

Those that "value produce" and have good work ethics are expected to support and pay for those that don't. I think that's called "socialism" or "redistribution". I think that "-ism" has been tried and has failed.