Limbaugh falsely suggested that Katrina tax relief would be directed toward those who don't pay taxes

On the September 21 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh falsely claimed that "[m]any of those getting tax cuts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina will not have paid any taxes at all." In fact, evidence suggests that only $125 million of the $6.1 billion Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005 will go directly to individuals who do not pay income taxes. Further, most -- if not all -- individuals who do not pay income taxes still pay Social Security payroll taxes and sales taxes.

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