While we're at it, how can 95% of the people get a tax break under Obama?  There are many people who don't pay taxes or get every penny they pay in taxes back in their tax return.  How are those people getting a tax break?

Is it because they'll get a refund of more than they paid?  That's a great plan.  Take tax money from those who did pay and give it to those who didn't.  No one should ever be able to get a tax return that exceeds their taxes paid.

Not sure of the specifics but I think you are focusing only on the percentage change of tax.  So say the taxable rate is increased from 17% to 20%.  So you see an increase there -- but where those people may see a reduction in their taxes is the in amount of their income is taxed.  If less of the money you earn is taxed the percenatge of tax collected from that money may not result in a higher amount of tax paid.  Its why a credit is preferable to a deduction.  A credit lowers the amount of your income that is taxed -- a deduction lowers the amount of the tax collected.  Since tax is calculated on a percentage applied to your taxable income the lower the taxable income the less taxes you pay.  So if a credit worked to lower your taxable income 3% and the increase in your tax rate was 3% theoretically you'd pay less in actual tax dollars.  At least thats the principle I remember from my tax course in law school!

"were there ever any black Kryptonians?"

In the Pre-Crisis story where Morgan Edge convinces Clark to get the story of Superman's ancestors (inspired by "Roots"), one scene has one of his ancestors as a world traveller on Krypton who in one throw-away panel comes across a black race on the other side of Krypton (they are coloured black or dark brown at least). No further mention is made of them.  So yes, there were black people on Krypton, no one talks about them is all. (On Smallville there were also Black Kryptonians).

So yes, there were black people on Krypton, no one talks about them is all.

Presumably the Kryptonian Ralph Ellison would have.

People get more back in taxes now than they pay in. Between Earned Income Credit and Child Tax Credits almost anyone that has a job and lives below the poverty line and has children get back significantly more than they pay in.

Since I'm lucky enough to have a job good enough to allow me to live comfortably, this really doesn't bother me.

Scott Richards wrote: I'm assuming Sacramento County is in California.  That's surprising coming from a county in an overwhelmingly liberal state.

California has pockets of cities that are Liberal and/or Democrat (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara) but much of the state is conservative (San Diego, Orange County, Sacramento).  It's just that Democrats control the large urban areas where most of the votes are.  California is much more complex than a state that is "overwhelmingly liberal".

I agree, William.  When I was a young student I was desperately poor and I took full advantage of EIC  - now that I'm very well off I'm happy to pay my full taxes and know that by doing so, I'm also helping out some other poor young student.

I have no problem with that.