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In response to "An old article, but still interesting : "Entering the 2000s with one in four tax filers owing nothing, the nonpayers pool was supercharged by the Bush -- (link)" by mara

here is what i want to know, for those owing nothing, does that mean on their tax return they got a full refund, or just didnt owe any extra?

Posted by tRuMaN (aka Truman) Jul 18 '12, 07:34

also, what percentage of those got EIC and offset all taxes and got a huge refund.

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It means zero or negative federal income tax liability. -- nm - mara Jul 18, 07:36 2
- so they are paying taxes, they just get offsetting credits to make then reset to zero. - tRuMaN Jul 18, 07:40 1
  - relatedly, i really dislike using the tax system to fund social programs (which is what the EIC, and the changes to the child tax credit did). -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 18, 07:45

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