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2009 (the year cited for this claim) was an outlier because of temporary tax cuts and the economy. Dreaded Anomaly Send a noteboard - 25/02/2012 01:14:01 AM
The link below (which I also posted further down in the thread) is a blog post by a member of the Tax Policy Center, which did the research. It says:

It is no accident, btw, that the number of people not paying income tax was so high in 2009. You may have noticed that we’ve had a recession lately. And here is a powerful insight: When people’s incomes decline so too does their income tax (at least most of the time). At the same time, many working families have benefited from temporary tax cuts aimed at boosting the economy, and as a result some did not pay income taxes last year. As the economy improves and those tax cuts expire, it should also be no surprise that the share of people who don't pay income taxes will likely shrink from half last year to less than 40 percent by 2012.
About Those 47 Percent Who Pay “No Taxes.”
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Why Joel is CRAZY - Nearly Half of All Americans Don't Pay Federal Income Taxes - 23/02/2012 04:43:15 AM 1675 Views
A not so hypothetical situation... - 23/02/2012 05:46:44 AM 1089 Views
Your paying more money now than then. Lower rate but more money *NM* - 23/02/2012 07:52:51 AM 644 Views
Accurate statement, but not a justification *NM* - 23/02/2012 03:44:55 PM 542 Views
Re: A not so hypothetical situation... - 23/02/2012 02:39:43 PM 1182 Views
I don't know much about that. - 23/02/2012 03:53:27 PM 999 Views
Why the heck do you think the current tax system is skewed to the rich? - 23/02/2012 03:18:43 PM 1217 Views
That's a fair question - 23/02/2012 03:52:08 PM 1113 Views
Once again, poor people have no money with which to pay taxes. - 23/02/2012 06:23:07 AM 1238 Views
50% of America is not "poor" or too poor to pay federal income taxes..... - 23/02/2012 01:01:24 PM 1141 Views
It clearly is, if they're not paying taxes. - 23/02/2012 02:32:54 PM 1101 Views
Regarding the mortgage deduction..... - 23/02/2012 03:20:37 PM 1212 Views
You base that statement on what, exactly? Fervent desire that it be true? - 25/02/2012 12:43:30 AM 1622 Views
2009 (the year cited for this claim) was an outlier because of temporary tax cuts and the economy. - 25/02/2012 01:14:01 AM 1410 Views
You're operating under the same fallacy he does - that people should pay income taxes. - 23/02/2012 12:05:52 PM 1274 Views
In much the same way - 23/02/2012 01:40:58 PM 1237 Views
Same argument re: fallacies - 24/02/2012 02:52:17 PM 1069 Views
Was meant as a joke reply - 02/03/2012 06:30:15 PM 1386 Views
Joel is crazy, but I highly doubt that this is "why" - 23/02/2012 01:36:37 PM 1268 Views
HA! HA! Very well played! *NM* - 23/02/2012 03:49:35 PM 495 Views
I see your point, but not how it changes much in the conversation where we discussed that - 25/02/2012 01:49:29 AM 1058 Views
Joel, get your head out of your ass, if that is possible - 25/02/2012 07:02:34 PM 1109 Views
You kiss your momma with that ad hominem? - 27/02/2012 09:11:33 AM 1284 Views
You mention this statistic all the time. - 23/02/2012 02:16:47 PM 958 Views
Obviously, we are talking about the bottom 50%..... - 23/02/2012 03:22:43 PM 988 Views
How do you account for retired folks? - 23/02/2012 04:18:59 PM 1196 Views
social security isn't taxable either *NM* - 24/02/2012 04:21:21 AM 564 Views
Easy... he doesn't. - 25/02/2012 02:56:05 AM 944 Views
I wonder how much of that statistic is students - 23/02/2012 02:22:58 PM 1213 Views
Federal taxes - 23/02/2012 04:18:22 PM 1092 Views
Your figures are fairly unrealistic - 23/02/2012 04:54:44 PM 1279 Views
Not entirely. - 23/02/2012 06:30:18 PM 1027 Views
On exempting SS income: - 25/02/2012 02:30:43 AM 1037 Views
Is there any reason why one should exclude the other? - 23/02/2012 07:32:09 PM 1096 Views

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