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Old 11-22-2009, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueStreak View Post
And oh, BTW, the tax rate for the wealthiest Americans under Ike was 90%!
And when the top marginal tax rate was 90% we enjoyed an unprecedented rate of growth in our economy and the middle class grew, in both size and wealth, at a rate never seen before or since. All the low top marginal tax rate has done is make the rich richer and increase the disparity between rich and poor.
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