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One thing to keep in mind with the 'nearly 50% pay no (federal income) tax' meme is that the federal income tax is just one part of a person's overall tax burden, and is the most progressive, and generally where the deductions apply...the big two driving this 50% number are mortgage deductions and child credits. Other federal payroll taxes for medicare and social security still apply to those people. They still pay state taxes, sales taxes, etc.
So it isn't as if 50% of the population don't pay taxes at all.
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