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Sunday, April 8, 2012

The Conservative Myth About Americans Who Pay No Income Tax


Ken O’Brien

Talk to any dyed-in-the-wool conservative Republican or devout Tea Partier and one topic almost certain to come up is the observation that almost half of all American households pay no federal income tax.

Therefore, they argue, it is wrong to claim that the wealthiest Americans are bearing more than their fair share of the federal tax burden.