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Old 03-04-2024, 08:41 AM
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I agree about raising the SS tax and with no ceiling. I also agree that when the US had a strong middle class (like around 1950) that the top tax rate was 70%. Today we have virtually no middle class. We see the problem, you are correct, but how to SOLVE the problem. The upper 1/10 of 1% runs America today and we won't be able to say to them, "mommy may we" please go back to 1950 tax rates.
.........And in 1950 there was about 125,000,000 people in the US. Now there are around 350,000,000 legal ones.
.........You mentioned some good answers to some problems. But, there are more problems that I can think of just off the top of my head. The Supreme Court needs term limits. Congress needs term limits. That won't happen. In my opinion, 4 people are controlling the US today. .........about 3 or 4 Supreme Court Justices and one man (with glasses) in the house.
No matter how many times, I've explained it to you, you keep repeating the 70% (you used to use 90%) tax lie...

NO ONE paid that much in taxes. There were so many loopholes available that tey ACTUALLY paid a LESSER percentage than they do today...

It's so easily confirmed (I've done it for you, multiple times), yet you continue to repeat the lie... Ponderous...
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