Gary Markstein cut his cartooning teeth while doodling in the margins of his grade-school homework. Now he makes a living by skewering pompous public figures and politicians of every political stripe. Markstein is an artist at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and was previously the cartoonist for the Tribune Newspapers in Arizona.
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dtroutma
said, 9 months ago
Hmmm, is that economics, or their I.Q.s??
Harleyquinn
said, 9 months ago
Talk about “out of context” geeze.
disgustedtaxpayer said, 9 months ago
I am ashamed of Markstein.
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this ’toon is a Low Blow….mis-construing a truth Romney spoke…..about 47% of income tax filers that do not pay IRS taxes….maybe the government website should identify upfront for every viewer the categories covered that pay no income tax….and add the category that receive IRS checks to them!
Harleyquinn
said, 9 months ago
“There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That that’s an entitlement … and the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what…These are people who pay no income tax. …. My job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
That is about right!
Kylie2112 said, 9 months ago
@Harleyquinn
And how often do you quote “…you didn’t build that…” out of context?
Harleyquinn
said, 9 months ago
@Kylie2112
Spread that wealth around…………….
Mike31g said, 9 months ago
@Harleyquinn
10 plus years ago, I was in the 47% percent, as I didn’t pay any Income Tax. I worked in a nursing Home looking after the elderly with Alzheimers, so my pay was so low my income was effectively tax-free. I paid my rent, for my food and my bills, and never received any assistance from the Government. I never felt dependent on Government or believed I was a victim. The president, as an elected representative of all the people, should care and worry about all the people.
Why is it called the House of Representatives, because your represent your constituents, all of them, not just those who voted for you.
onguard said, 9 months ago
Dem Libs bought and payed for their 47% supporters….with our tax money. The circle will be completed,AT 50% Obama HOPED he could CHANGE America into Sheeple…….He is close.
Fairportfan2 said, 9 months ago
The closer to the nerve it is, the louder the wingnuts yell to try to drown out the truth.
Ms. Ima said, 9 months ago
The 1% are the givers. The TAXERS are the takers.
CDK said, 9 months ago
@Harleyquinn
Make your own damn wealth!
motivemagus said, 9 months ago
Of the 47% who “don’t pay income tax”
- 28% DO pay payroll taxes
- many are in the military
- many are retired people who don’t have an income.
I am getting really tired of this meme…
hotsie said, 9 months ago
nor does Willard pay income taxes…..
Harleyquinn
said, 9 months ago
@CDK
CDK said, about 7 hours ago
@Harleyquinn
Make your own damn wealth!
Amen! Private sector makes the wealth, government just “spreads it around”
Lynne B
said, 9 months ago
@disgustedtaxpayer
47% of the country do not pay FEDERAL income tax.
Most of these people actually work.
They do pay state, payroll and local taxes.
But the reason that they do not pay federal income tax, is that they do not have enough income from their jobs to pay federal income taxes. People can’t pay what they don’t have – and if you are taxing people to the point that they cannot meet basic bills, then the country is officially Doing It Wrong. That’s why there is no tax up to a certain income level.
“Conservative” voters like to make a big thing about how the small percentage of people in the top income brackets pay most of the federal taxes. Well, duh. If only 1% of the country made over $25,000 a year, then that small number of people would pay 100% of the taxes. What people don’t seem to understand (and this is so basic, I honestly don’t understand how you miss it) is that this does not represent unfair taxation, it represents income distribution.
The smaller the number of people who make sufficient income to pay taxes, the bigger the proportion of taxes that small number will pay. You want more people to pay federal income tax? There is only one answer: ensure that more people make a sufficient income to tax.
Given that most of the people currently not paying federal income tax actually DO work and have jobs, what it means in practice is making sure that jobs pay well enough that they bump people out of poverty enough for federal income tax to kick in without forcing families back into poverty. Unfortunately, Republicans rail against guarding families against medical bankruptcies, workers’ rights, and minimum wage a lot, too.
Sorry, but you can’t have it both ways.