Nearly half of US households escape fed income tax/Outstanding, gotta love the free

[utvolpj]

Originally Posted by Chattaben

So, I guess the question should have been different. How many people within the Tea Party movement that claim to be "taxed to death by the federal government" won't pay any federal income tax this year?

As far as your question goes, I don't know. but it would be interesting to see that breakdown.

so income taxes are the only kind? You also don't have to be personally paying huge amounts of taxes to think the country as a whole is overtaxed.

less taxes->less spending (in theory)->less gov't->we all win

[Chattaben]

No, not at all utvolpj. The article states that we pay other fed taxes on SS, medicare, alcohol, smokes, gas, etc. Personally, I think that my sales tax and property taxes are too high which is a result of my state and local governments, not the feds. Because I fit into the 47% stated in the article, I have no problem with my federal income taxes