re: In 2015, top 20% of income earners paid 83.9% of all federal income taxes

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unless you consider public welfare programs "making money"

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Why is the Earned Income Tax Credit considered "welfare"?

And why is 40% or so of the eligible population NOT paying income tax OK with you?


To be fair, I'd prefer to get rid of income tax the way it is set up now and move to a fairer and more simplistic tax code.