The Great American Tax Debate by Eduardo Porter published by The New York Times (9/2012).
“Come November, the economy — and who would be better to fix it — will probably be at the forefront of voters’ minds. But like pretty much every election of the last 60 years, voters’ choice will be colored by their views about taxes. If you believe the rich pay too little, chances are you will vote for Barack Obama. If you think tax rates on wealthy Americans are still too high, you will vote for Mitt Romney instead. Speaking to his donors at a fund-raiser, Mr. Romney argued he has no chance of gaining the vote of the nearly half of Americans who pay no federal income tax. But he probably has a good chance of capturing the vote of their fellow citizens who think paying no tax is unfair…”
