When Half the Citizens Pay no Income Taxes

I know this subject gets little attention in our colleges where students are supposed to be taught how to think. But how many of all our citizens truly reflect on how democracy can work well where half its voters pay no federal taxes? 

With the proverbial condition known as “no skin in the game” how do voters direct the fortunes of government?

It wasn’t too long ago when as much as three quarters of Americans, and more, paid some tax. But the the open-handed politicians learned how to really buy votes. Today, about 47% of American pay no income tax.

But think about it. How does a country prosper when half the voters are supported by the other half? It easily becomes a habit of picking the other guy’s pocket for as much as you can. (See the Earl J. Weinreb NewsHole® comments.)