45%
Ari Fleischer, a Bush advisor, said that under Obama, 45% of Americans would not pay taxes.
And this, in his opinion, is wrong.
But:
In the United States at the end of 2001, 10% of the population owned 71% of the wealth, and the top 1% controlled 38%. On the other hand, the bottom 40% owned less than 1% of the nation's wealth.
40% of Americans are scrambling like rats after 1% of the wealth. Those are the people Obama does not want to tax.
Obama gets it. And Bush's and McCain's buddies get the tax breaks.
And this, in his opinion, is wrong.
But:
In the United States at the end of 2001, 10% of the population owned 71% of the wealth, and the top 1% controlled 38%. On the other hand, the bottom 40% owned less than 1% of the nation's wealth.
40% of Americans are scrambling like rats after 1% of the wealth. Those are the people Obama does not want to tax.
Obama gets it. And Bush's and McCain's buddies get the tax breaks.
We're scramblin' after that little 1%.
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