Makers and Takers

MAKERS AND TAKERS R 2011 Tax Payment: $1,940,000 By Rich Hogan Tax Payments of 7,802,100 Americans in 2011: $1,866,745 The 2012 Vote Blatant taclem? Or is it posatble that Obama's poicies really are that mach better for minorities than Romney's? Or, contrary to what Cbama said sbout Romney, is Cbama actually the better sales person? US 58.7 M | 206 Imported 62.0 M | 332 Women Men White Black Asian Latino Oil Note: Men. Women, & Write vote is almost R Charitable Donations in 2011: $4,020,772 Are we going to be energy independent by 2016? No. 50/50. The atx awtng states below represent a Unemployment DOtal of 99 electoral votes. These states were won by FFFT 22.7 M extremely narow margina. Vietory was won in unban 168.2 M was, highly populated be minorities. Roemey lost the electonal college by a total of 999423 voles 13.9 M 13.6 M 9.5 M 2000 2000 2004 2008 2012 173.4 M 0.9% | 73,858 Food Stamps 47.1 M 2004 1.9% | 103,481 32.7 M 428.0 M 13 3.0% | 115,910 23.4 M 7.3 M 2008 4.7% | 113,099 ........ ....... ..... 442.3 M 20 2000 2004 2008 2012 5.2% | 287,865 Alexis de Tocqueville said of American democtacy in the mid-19th century - that "It can only exist, until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. Ftom that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates 2012 e Charitable Donations in 2011: $172,000 promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictator- ship." Tocqueville also predicted that "The American Republic will endure until 6.7% | 205,204 the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the A 2011 Tax Payment: $162,000 public's money." Savings Per Family Debt/Citizen Vs. Debt/Taxpayer Saving money isn't that important.righr? What do they mean when they say everyone should pay their "fair share?" Citizens IRopayers Citizens Topayets Citfiena Tкрауств Citizens Txpayers $8,776 $5,519 $5,133 $4,654, $20,052 | $54,095 $25,56 $T3,309 $34,40T 196,6) 2000 2004 2008 2012 2000 2004 2008 2012 Voting GDP Vs. National Debt • Total Voters • Total Income-Tax Payers Total Non Income-Rox Payera KI M|5 Mn M What would happen if those voting for higher taxes outrumber those who actually pay taxes? Good idea to bOTTOw more than we produce? 1I M 103 M M 120 м] и мао м US 36% POP 2000 2004 2008 2012 2000 2004 2008 2012