While there may be 46% of American households not paying federal income tax in 2011, that does not mean that they do not pay taxes to the state. First, most pay payroll taxes (social security contributions) if they are working, to the federal government. According to the Congressional Budget Office, when that is added in, there are only 10% of American households that do not pay any federal taxes. The real story is not how many of the poor, old and disabled don’t pay one particular tax in the US; it is how little the very rich pay in taxes.
http://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/romney-and-the-47/
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