Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Speaking of Fairness

Below (from IRS reports) is the historical percentage of the US population not represented on a taxable federal return. Is it really fair to have half the population paying nothing in income tax?


1985        15%
1990        27%
2000        34%
2005        40%
2009        50%

This means that when the federal government proposes spending more of the taxpayers' money, half the population is shrugging their shoulders and saying, "won't cost me anything." Why is that considered fair?

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