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Politics

September 18, 2012

Charts: You Might Be the 47 Percent If…

…you don’t owe federal income taxes because you’re a working mom, a soldier, a millionaire, or a corporation.

By now you’ve no doubt heard Mitt Romney’s thoughts about the “47 percent” of Americans “who pay no income tax.” But are you one of them? You might be if you are…