rbreich ,
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A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans:

1940: 81%
1950: 84%
1960: 91%
1970: 72%
1980: 70%
1990: 28%
2000: 40%
2010: 35%

For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.

Rhadamante ,
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@rbreich and, coincidence,

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andi_al ,
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Whako ,
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@rbreich Reagan broke the economy.

davidgs ,
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@rbreich Also important to note that during those decades of high %, we had the best infrastructure in the world, and the best schools, etc. Blame that troll Grover Norquist, the little shit.

koteisaev ,
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@rbreich These "conservative politicians" and MAGA who claim they want return US to 1950-s or 1960s, do they plan return back the 91% tax rate for wealthiest?!

CuriousMatter ,
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@rbreich The MAGA crowd seems to want to go back to the 50s - maybe we should start with the tax rates instead of civil rights, contraception, and medicine? Come to think of it, roll back CEO pay, too.

davidcorbett ,
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@rbreich make tax 60% for rich n rich companys and 10% discount if they pay all employees better then poverty wage 10% off if they do not have any wages over 400,000 yr 10% off if they keep prices and co. profits down for decent cost of living and 10% off if they put lots vegetation and variety on all their properties and half the roofs

That_Damn_Frank ,
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@rbreich

We need to go back to 1980 levels.

That is, if you like living as a citizen in America and not a Serf in some Kingdom.

WmShakesp3are ,
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