Oh, yes, and that confused you because, despite mentioning BHO, you thought i might be referring to a sales tax, state tax, or some other tax that might be hovering somewhere in your imagination. Things have to be explained to you very carefully, I see.
It's a false statement. Simple as that.
Could you be more accurate please? Where was the misrepresentation or the inaccuracy?
In the context of the conversation any normal person would readily understand the accuracy of the statement. That you don't understand context hardly makes the statement inaccurate. It only means you are easily befuddled.
Yes, you mentioned state taxes, but that's not all they pay:
And the group doesn't necessarily get off scot-free when it comes to payroll taxes -- which support Social Security and Medicare.
More than two-thirds -- or 49 million of the 69 million households -- pay payroll tax. Of those, 34 million end up paying more in payroll taxes than they get back on their federal return. The other 15 million pay payroll tax but they get enough refundable credits to offset what they paid
45% of households owe no federal income tax for 2010 - Apr. 17, 2011
■These figures cover only the federal income tax and ignore the substantial amounts of other federal taxes — especially the payroll tax — that many of these households pay. As a result, these figures greatly overstate the share of households that do not pay federal taxes. Tax Policy Center data show that only about 17 percent of households did not pay any federal income tax or payroll tax in 2009, despite the high unemployment and temporary tax cuts that marked that year.[5] In 2007, a more typical year, the figure was 14 percent. This percentage would be even lower if it reflected other federal taxes that households pay, including excise taxes on gasoline and other items.
■Most of the people who pay neither federal income tax nor payroll taxes are low-income people who are elderly, unable to work due to a serious disability, or students, most of whom subsequently become taxpayers. (In years like the last few, this group also includes a significant number of people who have been unemployed the entire year and cannot find work.)
Misconceptions and Realities About Who Pays Taxes — Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
SO, you see, you are both factually wrong, and you mnisrepresent the issue. This is typical of partisan silliness, but you shouldn't expect everyone to play.
BTW, while none of us speak for everyone, many have only argued that letting the Bush tax cuts end, going back to a previous rate, would be fine. In that context, it has been noted how much the wealthy and business actually benefit from the government. Looking at the entire picture is fair.
You are sorry no president controls the economy? That means poor Barack Obama made all his promises for nada. If only he had known!
Yep, just all the others have. They know it normally is a Cyclical event, and hope that it will turn while they are in office. But, it garners voters if they can blame someone else and then take credit. Those who play that game, well, what is that about sheeple? So, you should have known. You should also know, because it is simple math, that if you shrink the government, you lose those jobs and it takes time, a lot of time for anything to swing around.
