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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/1qBIeEw 

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      1. Thought Criminal‏ @Thawt_Criminal 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ do those surveyed include anyone mentioned in the #panamapapers ?

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      1. Tim Apel‏ @tgapel 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ If the #DNC has their way, 50.1% of the population won't pay taxes.

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      1. Jerzy Szyndler‏ @007Jerzy 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ @WSJecon People who made America great in the XIXth & early XXth century are spinning in their graves.pic.twitter.com/v4iqqbGaNN

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      1. Marc Sullivan‏ @W4MPSNoCar 20 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ @Schnellinvestor Mr. Obama, tell me again about paying their "fair share"

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      1. Kopparstrand‏ @Kopparstrand 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ Probably American humor. Otherwise some with little insiht in their own economy. Funny anyway.

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      1. Trump@CommonSenseLaw‏ @yrvora 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ voicing an opinion is one thing and paying legal tax is another. No dots to connect . You guys are losing credibility

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      1. Cooper‏ @awake_the_soul 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ maybe they are just sympathy pains

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      1. Balance the budget‏ @meier1980 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ I only object to paying taxes to government without a balanced budget-balance the budget & I would pay extra against the debt

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      1. Johnny Resists‏ @JohnnyDee62 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ When did paying back society and helping others get so out of style? #TaxTheRich #GetMoneyOut #FightGreed

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      1. Jack Brooks‏ @MJBJD 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ I suppose paying higher prices sales taxes & property taxes via higher rents is paying someone else's income tax even if not themselves

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      1. Joel J‏ @joeljanse 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ Do you have middle school students interpreting this poll or what? Embarrassing that WSJ cannot even properly interpret a poll.

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      1. lonewolf_no_pac‏ @puremik21 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ except, everything everywhere has a tax. Or now a surcharge. Just bc people don't pay federal income tax, doesn't mean we aren't tx'd

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      1. Now News!‏ @now_nownews 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ Look at what Americans are being asked to pay for, senseless, failed wars & gov waste, makes preemptive sense. Future taxpayers say no

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      1. BitFlippr‏ @BitFlippr 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ Taxes *ARE* high. Fed, State, Local, Real Estate. 1913 Avg wage was 3k (72k today) there was a 3k exemption. Avg person paid no taxes.

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      1. ʀᴏʙᴇʀᴛᴏ ᴀ. ʙᴏɴᴀʟᴅɪ. A = A @PartidoLSantaFe‏ @rabonaldi 18 Apr 2016
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        @WSJ @WSJecon No one should #pay such an #immoral and #irrational #tax.

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