Lucky duckies information

Lucky duckies is a term that was used in Wall Street Journal editorials starting on 20 November 2002 to refer to Americans who pay no federal income tax because they are at an income level that is below the tax line (after deductions and credits). The term has outlived its original use to become a part of the informal terminology used in the tax reform and income inequality debates in the United States.

The term's meaning has split depending on political persuasion. For many conservatives, the term has become part of a political theory that the US is developing an increasingly large 'moocher' class who depend on government benefits paid for by taxes from richer or harder-working citizens, pay no taxes themselves and vote themselves higher benefits paid for from the taxes of others. This has led prominent conservative politicians such as Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann to propose that poorer citizens should have their taxes increased to make them more aware of the problems of excessive taxation and so-called big government.^[1] 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney commented that "There are 47 percent of the people who will vote liberal no matter what... believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it. That's an entitlement. The government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what... 47% of Americans pay no income tax. So our message of low taxes doesn't connect... I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives." Perry, announcing his presidential campaign, commented "Spreading the wealth punishes success... we're dismayed at the injustice that nearly half of all Americans don't even pay any income tax."^[2]

The term was, meanwhile, immediately criticized by liberals and some conservatives for suggesting that people are 'lucky' to be so poor that they are not eligible to pay tax. It has also been used to suggest that the WSJ and, by proxy, conservatives lack real awareness of poverty or intend to raise taxes on poor people for the benefit of richer taxpayers, a suggestion that has been described as 'reverse class warfare'.^[3] It has also been argued that as many red states are particularly poor, many individuals who pay no income tax are in fact generally conservative voters, while many rich residents of blue states consistently vote liberal.^[4]

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Foley, Elise (10 November 2011). "Michele Bachmann Income Tax Plan: Everyone Should Pay Two Happy Meals' Worth". Huffington Post.
- Burman, Len. "Rick Perry: Middle Income Americans Don't Pay Enough Income Taxes". Forbes. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
^ Perry, Rick. "Presidential Candidacy Announcement". American Rhetoric. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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Galupo, Scott. "Demolishing the GOP's Tax "Freeloader" Myth". U.S. News & World Report.
- Galupo, Scott. "Rick Perry's Reverse Class Warfare". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
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Goldman, Samuel (18 September 2012). "Where Do the 47 Percent Live?". The American Conservative. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- Graham, David (17 September 2012). "Where Are the 47% of Americans Who Pay No Income Taxes?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- Henderson, Alex (20 September 2014). "10 red states that mooch off the federal government". Salon. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[1] Foley, Elise (10 November 2011). "Michele Bachmann Income Tax Plan: Everyone Should Pay Two Happy Meals' Worth". Huffington Post.
Burman, Len. "Rick Perry: Middle Income Americans Don't Pay Enough Income Taxes". Forbes. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

[2] Burman, Len. "Rick Perry: Middle Income Americans Don't Pay Enough Income Taxes". Forbes. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

[2] Perry, Rick. "Presidential Candidacy Announcement". American Rhetoric. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

[3] Galupo, Scott. "Demolishing the GOP's Tax "Freeloader" Myth". U.S. News & World Report.
Galupo, Scott. "Rick Perry's Reverse Class Warfare". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[5] Galupo, Scott. "Rick Perry's Reverse Class Warfare". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[4] Goldman, Samuel (18 September 2012). "Where Do the 47 Percent Live?". The American Conservative. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
Graham, David (17 September 2012). "Where Are the 47% of Americans Who Pay No Income Taxes?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

Henderson, Alex (20 September 2014). "10 red states that mooch off the federal government". Salon. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[7] Graham, David (17 September 2012). "Where Are the 47% of Americans Who Pay No Income Taxes?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

[8] Henderson, Alex (20 September 2014). "10 red states that mooch off the federal government". Salon. Retrieved 29 November 2014.

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