$447 bil

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Originally Posted by RACER X

ah but you see you only have to make about 70k a yr to pay 35%, so now you really only make 45k a yr, and w/ other taxes you make less then that. and if your single w/ ni kids and no house.....you're gonna get bent.

35% in federal income tax alone, for $70K? In what country?

Originally Posted by RACER X

if you only make $20k a yr, then don't have a household, stay single till you can afford kids or make do. and if you do decide to have a household when you only make 20k a yr, why should the gov't help you sustain yourself.

There is absolutely an aspect of personal irresponsibility. I myself would never try to start a family if we would only be pulling down $20K a year, but that doesn't mean nobody would. But there are also many many cases of people who started families only to see their income drastically reduced.

Regardless of how they came about, those households exist. And you can't squeeze juice from a raisin.