and guess what? that s a higher rate than mr. romney paid. and those other people in the pie who aren t paying income taxes, they re elderly, they re student, they re people with disabilities, they re disabled veterans, they re the long-term unemployment, down on their luck because of the bush recession. these are the people who romney says don t take personal responsibility? that sort of talk is just ugly. joining me now is margie and anne lowry, economy reporter for the new york times. she s writing about this today on times economix blog. thank you for being with me this evening. anne, let s break down the facts. this 47% figure romney cites ignores the facts that most americans are contributing.