Posted by
BECOLBY on Saturday, February 14, 2009 8:38:43 AM
From the AP wire:
Democrats said the bill's tax cuts would help 95 percent of all Americans, much of the relief in the form of a break of $400 for individuals and $800 for couples. At the insistence of the White House, people who do not earn enough money to owe income taxes are eligible, an attempt to offset the payroll taxes they pay.
Yes we would not want them to have to pay for thier part of medicare or social security. That amounts to around 4% of thier paycheck!
And these are the folks who do not earn enough to pay income taxes as they get all of it back as a tax return. By the way this is about 40% of the people who file tax returns, not just the "Poor".