What percent of "Tea Party"-ers are unemployed?

Question

Please do not respond to be funny or hurtful.

I would like to know what percent of "Tea Party"-ers are unemployed and if they 
understand how they have lost their jobs and how Republican candidates have 
ALWAYS supported Big Business (corporate tax loopholes, etc.).


This came to mind when I asked the question below:

How can the unemployment rate remain constant when almost a half million 
(450,000) people lose their jobs every week and are counted as new unemployment 
claims?

One answer from "Yahoo Answers" was:

There is always turn over in the work force with some people losing jobs and 
others getting them. The change in the number of people who are unemployed is 
the difference plus the number of new people entering the job market minus the 
number of people who stop looking for work

My response:

Sometimes I see "new jobs" numbers reported in news articles. Often they range 
about 20,000 NEW jobs a month (not "turnover" or jobs vacated by someone leaving 
their job to fill a vacated post). These numbers don't add up.
I understand some people are retiring (too old to work), but at the same time 
there are many, many young people coming into the labor market, and also people 
immigrating here.  I would like someone to give me some solid numbers on these 
groups and let me know how they got them. It seems that the government would 
have some good numbers from Social Security numbers assigned,income tax, the 
last census or something like that. 

Also, how can so many people "stop looking for work" and not become homeless?

Answer

I think your are right that republicans support the wealthy and big business.  But, I think it is a good thing.  There are a lot of people who dream of owning a big business and becoming rich.  This is not possible if tax rates are too high.  It use to be we tax the rich at 70-90% of there income.  It is hard to motivate people to better themselves when they are being taxed to death.
But republicans do not only want to keep taxes low on the rich.  They also want to keep taxes low on the lower and middle classes.  They support big business but they also support small and medium size businesses.  To allow small businesses succeed they are against raising the minimum wage.  Because small businesses can not afford it.  Both Democrats and Republicans have good intentions.  They disagree on how it is best to help people.  
Giving tax cuts to the rich or keeping taxes low on the rich creates jobs.  If I was a millionaire  and being taxed at the rate of 70 percent I would sit on my money.  Because taxes are low.  But they should be even lower That means I have more money.  I can hire a butler and pay him more since I have more to give.  By helping the rich guy you help the middle class guy.  By allowing the rich to provide him or her with employment.  It is a different way of seeing the same thing.

What percent of "Tea Party"-ers are unemployed?

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