There is a disconnect in public discourse that the media has done a really bad job of explaining. One of the big debates in politics is whether people pay enough taxes, and whether particular groups, such as the poor or the rich, pay enough taxes.
The GOP line is that nearly HALF the country pays no income taxes. That's true. A family of four making $47,000 pays no income taxes after standard deductions.
Democrats say you have to include all other taxes as well when discussing the taxes the poor pay - payroll taxes, sales taxes and Medicare taxes.
The Democrats are right of course that these matter. And that changes the overall picture incredibly. The poor pay a lot of taxes (unless they are working under the table).
That's just the fair way of looking at it.
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