HALF of Americans don't pay income tax despite crippling government debt .....

I'm glad America has a safety net for those in need....I never want to see a family destroyed by economics....HOWEVER...there comes a time when the sense of "Entitlement" prevails over common sense....it's THEN that Atlas Shrugged.

Only half of U.S. citizens pay federal income tax, according to the latest available figures.

In 2009, just 50.5 per cent of Americans paid any income tax to the federal government - the lowest proportion in at least half a century.

And the number of people outside the tax system could have climbed even higher since as the economic downturn has continued to bite and unemployment has remained high.