But can we agree that the "poor" do not pay Federal Income Tax and that Tax is the one in discussion?
Again that is not what I'm talking about, regardless of what you make, if you take home a paycheck from any legal company, some taxes come out of your check, even if you get 100% of it back at the end of the year, because you make below the taxable income. You still are poor, and you still pay taxes. You don't see that money until tax filing time. So yes the "working" poor do pay taxes.