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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 18 Apr 2016

    Americans’ hatred of taxes defies logic: 57% of say their income taxes are too high — but only 55.5% pay income taxhttp://on.wsj.com/1Vdvwc9 

    6:51 AM - 18 Apr 2016
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      1. QuietObserver‏ @Revelations1617 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ the fact only 55% actually pay taxes is the thing that defies logic the most here...

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      1. MetaphorMirror‏ @MetaphorMirror 18 Apr 2016
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        RT @WSJ: Americans’ hatred of taxes defies logic: 57% of say their income taxes are too ... http://on.wsj.com/1Vdvwc9 pic.twitter.com/Tl9yk2pkza

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      1. Xiaoyan Huang, MD‏ @xiaoyanhuangmd 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ This is simply sample error, reflecting the limitations of surveys.

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      2. Jimmy Madison‏ @Federalist_10 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ Duh. For 30 plus years, Republicans duped their base by constantly telling them their taxes were too high. Now WSJ is surprised that

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      3. Jimmy Madison‏ @Federalist_10 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ propaganda is effective when used on the simple minded?

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      2. Jason A. Moser‏Verified account @TMFJMo 18 Apr 2016
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        This probably has less to do with actual taxes paid @WSJ and more to do w/the utter absurdity of our incomprehensible tax code.

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      1. Ray Davis‏ @Travelerrd 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ Why does America people put up with the tax system because lifetime politician like it

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      1. Dan Singer‏ @DanDansinger 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ people think of FICA and Medicare as income tax when it is not.

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      1. Taytu Betul, Earth of Menelik II‏ @jSpechal 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ how will anyone understands this, when they look at their pay stubs?

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      1. Jose Blay Delfenthal‏ @jbdelfenthal 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ @WSJecon If one says their income tax is too high, they must pay taxes, therfore it is 57% of those who pay taxes not 57% of Americans

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      1. willy bach‏ @willybach2011 19 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ @phbarratt Funny, #WSJ owned by #Murdoch, one of the world's biggest tax cheats, love to see him pay #Australia what he owes us

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      1. MRLUXURY‏ @THELLIFE 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ @WSJecon Isn't that amazing?? Only in America!

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      1. Trump'sConscience‏ @c3t1p99 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ The variance is from those who don't know the difference between income, sales, estate, capital gains, and any of the other tax.

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      1. Jimmy Jackson‏ @UT1986 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ That's the problem,not everyone is brought in. And the 44.5% that hasn't has the same amount of say so as the 55.5% that has.

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      1. theDudecZech  ❎‏ @dsz74 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ LA sales tax here is 10%. State tax 6% and then the Feds want their cut. So yeah. That's pretty high taxes for not much return.

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      1. KD‏ @RlgnOprsU 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ What really defies logic is working-class Americans voting for Republicans: disdain for own economic success or others' differences?

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      1. rrlse‏ @priusport 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ @KattyKayBBC Americans don't get enough return on their taxes because the Pentagon has to defend the World.

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      1. JCIV‏ @jcumbee4 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ AMT eliminates most of those tax breaks for many in the upper middle class.

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