NYTimes obfuscating the obvious

Interesting how David Leonhardt twists this debate from being about too many Americans on the dole, to being about wealthy people whining about taxes. It is rank foolishness to deny that most people are indifferent to the bill when they're not paying it. Economic Scene - Yes, 47% of Households Owe No Taxes. Look Closer. - NYTimes.com:

Forty-seven percent. That’s the portion of American households that owe no income tax for 2009. The number is up from 38 percent in 2007, and it has become a popular talking point on cable television and talk radio. With Tax Day coming on Thursday, 47 percent has become shorthand for the notion that the wealthy face a much higher tax burden than they once did while growing numbers of Americans are effectively on the dole.