A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it. -- Alexis de Tocqueville, 1831
This week it was revealed that at a closed-door fundraiser in May, Romney told wealthy supporters that he could not hope to win the votes of the 47 percent of Americans who, he said, do not pay federal income taxes. -- ABC News blog
I'll be honest...I thought the number was higher. I was just telling a friend and co-worker that 51% of the people will certainly vote for more free money. I still think they will, but Romney thinks he has a fighting chance with about 4% of those people. That's about the most optimistic sentiment I have heard in a while. Okay, so 47% it is.
I think it makes a good discussion point, because every time Mother Jones or one of her minions brings it up, it will remind people how close we are to the tipping point.
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