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In Their Own Words

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October 12, 2012
?It turns out that of the 47 percent who pay no income taxes, nearly two-thirds do pay payroll taxes. The remaining nearly 40 percent are the true freeloaders who pay no federal income tax or payroll tax. They make less than $20,000 a year and many of them are the nation's elderly. Romney knows them as 'personal responsibility shirkers.' You may know them as 'the Greatest Generation' and/or 'Nana.'? - Jon Stewart

We Are The 47 Percent

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October 12, 2012

Vice President Joe Biden spoke up for the middle class during last night’s debate. He stood with the 47 percent -- seniors, students, working families and military veterans. He tore apart the Romney-Ryan plan to hold middle-class tax cuts hostage in order to secure massive tax breaks for the wealthy, and the vice president outlined a brighter future for the people Romney said he did “not need to worry” about.

A Bunch Of Malarkey

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October 12, 2012
Senate rules reform didn?t make it into last night?s lively vice presidential debate. But Rep. Paul Ryan did offer a bit of revisionist history.