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> many poor and lower-income people do not pay income taxes.

And many middle-income people. ~45% of US households pay no federal income tax.

While strictly true, this statement ignores all the other taxes that people pay. Rather than rehashing the entire conversation, I'll simply point you towards the thread where this was previously addressed: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2885574

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