Claim: Mitt Romney was wrong when he said the 47 percent of Americans who pay no federal income taxes are "dependent on the government." Most of them are working people who simply do not earn very much money. Romney also assumed that all of those in the 47 percent who pay no federal income tax vote Democratic. But polling data suggest that's just not true. President Obama is faring better than Romney among the lowest earners —
Fact-check: Dependency and Romney's 47 Percenters - FactCheck.org
Verdict: mitt romney was wrong when he said the 47 percent of americans who pay no federal income taxes are "dependent on the government." most of them are working people who simply do not earn very much money. romney also assumed that all of those in the 47 percent who pay no federal income tax vote democratic. but polling data suggest that's just not true. president obama is faring better than romney among the lowest earners —
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2012-09-18T21:18:50