FYI: News You Need, In Brief

86 Million Served Under Obamacare
That’s how many have already benefitted from the free, preventative services — such as cancer and diabetes screenings, flu shots and wellness visits for women, children and seniors — enacted last year by President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. No wonder so many people are proudly proclaiming, “I love Obamacare!” (Source: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Poll: The Rich Should Pay Their Fair Share

The public is alarmed by severe economic inequality in America. A Washington Post-ABC News poll this winter reveals Americans are ready to see the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes. They are also troubled by Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s revelation that he pays 13 percent in taxes. Here are the five takeaways:

percent say the current U.S. tax system is stacked in favor of the wealthy.
 

percent support raising taxes on those with incomes higher than $1 million annually.
 

By a 36-point margin, those polled say Romney does not pay his fair share of taxes. Nearly half of Republicans polled also agree with that statement.
 

By a 10-point margin, President Obama leads Romney when asked who they trust to do a better job on handling taxes.
 

Asked who they trust to “protect the middle class,” President Obama led Romney by 55 percent to 37 percent.
 

Source: Washington Post-ABC News poll

Who Are the 1 Percent? We’re 99 Percent Sure It’s Not Us

The growing divide between the wealthiest Americans and the rest of us has often been described as a gap between the ‘1 Percent’ and the ‘99 Percent.’ Here’s a look at who those folks really are.

Source: Economic Policy Institute

They Said What?!

Fox News pundit and American Spectator editor John Fund: “States that didn’t have right-to-work laws lost over 3 million jobs.”

Fact: Right-to-work laws weakening unions don’t boost job growth or wages.

Source: American Progress Action, Media Matters