The top 20% ( $ 86,000 and higher ) earners in America pay 80% of Federal Income Taxes. The top 50% (56,000 and higher) pay 97% of Federal Taxes. And 44% (122 million people) pay no taxes.
The Census Bureau on Tuesday reported that the poverty rate moved to 12.7% in 2004-app 40 million people. The poverty rate is $ 19,157 for a family of 4. Significantly, once classified in the poverty level, people immediately qualify for extensive government assistance. On average this assistance will amount to app. $ 25,000 for the family of 4.
There are app. 12 million illegal immigrants ( mostly Mexicans ) in America. They make enough money to support themselves and send back to Mexico app. $ 9 billion per year.
How can America afford giving assistance to app. 40 million welfare recipients and not requiring that they do the work that 12 million illegals do ?
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