August 14, 2009
Huffington Post Features Tax Foundation Data on Federal Income Tax Returns
"Givers Versus Takers: What's Driving Resistance to Obamacare"
By Liz Peek
The angry crowds demonstrating against Obamacare have taken the administration and its supporters by surprise. Pundits are chasing explanations for this uprising like beagles running down a rabbit. Like a crazed pack of hounds, many have become muddled and missed the obvious. ...
Meanwhile, the number of Americans paying no taxes has soared in recent years. According to the Tax Foundation, about one-third of those who file income tax returns pay no taxes, up from a low of 18% in the early 1980s; another 20 million or so Americans do not file returns at all. Higher taxes, drained from the Givers, are the life blood for Takers. At the same time, greater largesse from the government pleases Takers and may increasingly infuriate the Givers. A survey by the Tax Foundation found that 56% of Americans think their federal taxes are already too high. Also, the two thirds of American workers that pay taxes consider that everyone should be required to do so.
