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JRLeft

(7,010 posts)
Thu Sep 20, 2012, 03:38 PM Sep 2012

Most Americans believe they pay income taxes, and a lot of Americans do not believe Obama cut their

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taxes. People have no idea about the difference between, federal, state, county , and municipal taxes A lot of them have this notion that welfare people are living it up like this. But it is a myth.

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Most Americans believe they pay income taxes, and a lot of Americans do not believe Obama cut their (Original Post) JRLeft Sep 2012 OP
Thirty years of having it all beaten into their heads... Scootaloo Sep 2012 #1
My brother BUBBA thinks like that riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 #2
Your brother is far from alone. JRLeft Sep 2012 #3
 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
1. Thirty years of having it all beaten into their heads...
Thu Sep 20, 2012, 03:41 PM
Sep 2012

"You're overtaxed! You're paying too much! Government is stealing your money! Anfd giving it to poor people! Poor people live the high life! poor people are rich people!"

Constantly. CONSTANTLY. Like any sort of psychological abuse, it becomes internalized and the victim is unable to overcome what their abuser has hammered into them.

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