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Old 11-07-2008, 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by MrLabGuy
I'm pretty sure JFK was not talking about people actually doing something to paying more taxes so those doing less get a check from the government.
When JFK was president, the top income tax bracket was 91%. When Nixon was elected, being such a big conservative, he lowered it to 77%.

Obama is talking about raising it to 39.6%. How times have changed. I think the term "high taxes" does not mean what it once did.
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