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40% don't pay because they either earn zero income (includes children and retired people), or below a particular level depending on their family situation.  A hypothetical family of four with a single wage earner making $40,000 per year would pay zero taxes.

:lol:  Yes!  The employer does not pay more just to account for my tax burden.  When taxes go up, wages do not automatically increase, and vice versa.  Wages are dependant on supply, demand and what an employer can afford.

And, no one in America has to beg for money on the street.  Some choose to do it, rather than get welfare.  Every state in the US has assistance for poor people sufficient for them to get shelter, food and clothing.  THE SOCIAL SAFETY NET -- Public assistance and health care

But, by what right does the government have to take away the bulk of someone's earnings?  If you consider that money as my time, that means that I work as a slave for the government for 5 months of each year.

40% don't pay because they either earn zero income (includes children and retired people), or below a particular level depending on their family situation. A hypothetical family of four with a single wage earner making $40,000 per year would pay zero taxes

well that is actually a very social thing, very good I would say.

But, by what right does the government have to take away the bulk of someone's earnings? If you consider that money as my time, that means that I work as a slave for the government for 5 months of each year.

You make it seem like the government takes taxes from people just for the benefit of the one in charge?? Sorry but we're not living in the middle ages anymore when farmers needed to give "taxes" to the king, for which they would get absolutely nothing in return.
I mean I can imagine you don't agree with certain things the government does with your money. I think a lot of anti-war people are very pissed about the fact that somany billions are spend on the was in Iraq. I think somebody who doesn't have a car thinks it is better not to spend money on roads. But that is what you call a society.
The government is there for the people and lives from money from the people. To me take 60 % from somebody that earns 400.000 dollares per year is not really that shocking. I mean if nobody pays taxes where does Bush buys his weapons to protect your country?.