[Harry Rex Vonner]

Part of the makeup of the 47% that don't pay taxes are the low income with deductions, and the retired with deductions also, along with the freeloaders. Maybe Romney should have made that clear in his statement.

The low income with deductions crowd all take the standard deduction (althoug they really have no legitimate deductions) as well as the exemptions allowed for their sizeable group of "dependents". Then they get numerous credits which lead to large payments (not refunds) to them. They pay no income taxes but, instead, receive large welfare payments from the income taxes paiy by the rest of us.

Most in this group are a part of the freeloaders. Some of them are not.