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In reply to the discussion: THE TRUTH ABOUT TAXES: History Suggests High Tax Rates On Rich People Do Not Hurt The Economy [View all]

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5. Just the opposite. This country was at its economic zenith when the top marginal rate was 90%.
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Sat May 5, 2012, 10:50 AM
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THE TRUTH ABOUT TAXES: History Suggests High Tax Rates On Rich People Do Not Hurt The Economy [View all] xchrom May 2012 OP
but it's not fair to tax the rich more..... fascisthunter May 2012 #1
Krugman has an article on how the right uses "personal incredulity" to get around pesky facts. pampango May 2012 #2
Higher tax rates also don't correlate to higher revenue vs GDP. dkf May 2012 #3
No man should be so rich he has nothing left to buy but his government. aquart May 2012 #4
Just the opposite. This country was at its economic zenith when the top marginal rate was 90%. PSPS May 2012 #5
As my long running sitnature suggests.. sendero May 2012 #6
"few productive ways to invest that money" . . . in the existing paradigm? i.e. capitalism? patrice May 2012 #8
Consider the following. Igel May 2012 #9
Something that has ALWAYS puzzled me about Trickle Down: patrice May 2012 #7
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