11-04-2011, 07:37 PM
(11-04-2011, 06:19 AM)cannongal Wrote: The other day I caught a program on one of the 24 hour news channels. It mentioned a new group called the 53%. This group is against the occupy movement, and according to http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/26/news/eco.../index.htm
The number originates in the estimate that roughly 47% of Americans don't pay federal income tax, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. The 53 percenters stress the fact that they are paying the taxes that support the government assistance the protesters say they want.
There are quite a few articles about about the 53, Here's another:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/201...ont-whine/
You do know that Josh Treviño is a political strategist, do you not?