Changes

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|date=Sep. 18, 2012|accessdate=October 1, 2012|work=Mother Jones}}</ref>

==Accuracy==

==Accuracy==

Romney was correct that 46.4 percent of American households paid no federal income tax in 2011.  However, many of these households pay sales taxes, payroll taxes and property taxes.  Also, combat troops do not pay taxes on their military pay. So, while some people who pay no federal income taxes are in demographic groups that tend to support Obama, other people who pay no taxes, including the military and the elderly tend to support Romney.<ref name=cbs/>  Many of the people who do not owe federal income taxes do not consider themselves as "victims."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-romneys-47-percent-fantasy/2012/09/18/1728482a-01aa-11e2-b257-e1c2b3548a4a_story.html|title=Mr. Romney’s ‘47 percent’ fantasy|date=September 18, 2012|work=Washington Post|accessdate=October 1, 2012}}</ref>

Romney was correct that 46.4 percent of American households paid no federal income tax in 2011.  However, many of these households pay sales taxes, payroll taxes and property taxes.  Also, combat troops do not pay taxes on their military pay. So, while some people who pay no federal income taxes are in demographic groups that tend to support Obama, other people who pay no taxes, including the military and the elderly tend to support Romney.<ref name=cbs/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsleader.com/article/20121002/NEWS01/310010035/1002/rss|title=Forty-seven percent may side with Romney|date=October 2, 2012|work=newsleader.com|first=Laura |last=Peters|accessdate=October 3, 2012}}</ref>  Many of the people who do not owe federal income taxes do not consider themselves as "victims."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mitt-romneys-47-percent-fantasy/2012/09/18/1728482a-01aa-11e2-b257-e1c2b3548a4a_story.html|title=Mr. Romney’s ‘47 percent’ fantasy|date=September 18, 2012|work=Washington Post|accessdate=October 1, 2012}}</ref>

 

==Democratic Response==

==Democratic Response==