From the article:
This suggests that in actuality around 70 percent of American families are receiving more from the government than they are paying in. That estimate is based on the fact that the second highest earning quintile is now roughly breaking even (paying a net $800 per family). Since this quintile holds those from the 60th to the 80th percentile, a reasonable guess is that half are receiving net benefits and half are net payers to the government.
Due to the progressive nature of our income tax system, the actual number is likely somewhat past the midpoint, so perhaps 72 or 73 percent of Americans are actually receiving more from the government than they pay in with only a bit more than one quarter of the country actually paying more in than they are getting back.
Source: Jeffery Dorfman, "Romney Was Wrong About The 47 Percent, The Problem Is Much Worse," Forbes, December 19, 2013
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