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Originally Posted by whell
Oh yeah. Its a lie to suggest that the US could return to a 3% growth rate, even though 3% was the average GDP growth rate during the 40 years between 1966 and 2006.
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1966 - 1901 the top tax rate was almost 70%, then it dropped to 50% for awhile, then it dropped further and growth stalled. What does that say? Well, it says that the claim of cutting tax rates for the top 10% will stimulate the economy is pure bullshit.
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites...historical.pdf
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It occurs to me that republicans seem to view black, Mexican, LGBT, Muslims and poor people in the same light as Nazi Germans once viewed Jewish people. We must be vigilant that it goes no further.
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