SANTORUM: [Referring to Obama] When he goes around and tries to divide America and aligns himself with Occupy Wall Street. Says, this dividing of America, 99-1. You know it’s not 99-1. It’s anybody that makes money and pays taxes and everybody who doesn’t. That’s the 99-1. It’s anybody who goes out and succeeds in America versus those who should have that wealth redistributed.
It’s unclear why Santorum thinks that the ratio of people who pay taxes to those who don’t can be described as 99:1, which would be wildly inaccurate. By attacking people who supposedly don’t pay taxes, he is likely referring to Americans who are too poor to pay federal income taxes. The truth is, while there are many Americans who are too poor to pay federal income taxes, particularly during the Great Recession, it is also true that if you look at state and local taxes, the working poor actually pay a higher percentage of their income in these taxes in every state except for Vermont.
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I am unclear as to why peeps who call themselves 'populists' always manage to distort the message of the Occupy movement and fail to grasp simple concepts such as if you are poor, you don't pay federal income taxes. Maybe someonce could clarify this for me. Anyhoo, I'm still waiting for a hint that Republicans want to create jobs which would move poor folks out of poverty and save the middle class. Lately, all they've been doing is griping that impoverished Americans don't pay enough taxes. Lawdy!!
