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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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From: Activatecard4/14/2005 9:22:36 PM
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Just paid your taxes? This will make you happy.

>According to the Dallas based Institute for Policy Innovation's calculations ( UPI Impact, November 1997 ) , the bottom 25% of the population in America presently pays zero taxes. This means they get their government services free, which means their demand for those services is infinite. According to the IRS Statistics of Income Division, the next 25% tier pays only 3.97% of total income tax revenues. This means that they get their government services almost free, i.e., for pennies on the dollar. Thus 50% of the American electorate pays zero or next to zero taxes, which creates infinite demand for government services among these voters. This guarantees that, except for rare contrarians like Ron Paul, all politicians that come before the voters every election year are going to be pushing more and more programs and handouts. That 50% block of voters, hungry for free services, is a beast that cannot be ignored.<
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